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Removal of a Foreign Object From the Shoulder

Maryland rates for HCPCS 23330

Surgery to take out a foreign object lodged in the shoulder area, such as a splinter, a piece of glass or metal, or a fragment left after an injury. The surgeon makes an incision over the object, removes it, and closes the wound. It is done when the object causes pain, infection, or gets in the way of movement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Foreign Object From the Shoulder cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $316.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $123 to $813Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $155 to $427
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$240

HI $1,122WV $224

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.