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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23333

Surgical removal of a foreign object lodged deep within the shoulder, beneath the muscle layer or the fibrous tissue covering it, rather than one sitting just under the skin. This deeper location typically requires a more involved surgical approach to locate and remove the object safely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder cost?

$2,547

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,547 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$437 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$575 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $437 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $1,288

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 35th of 50

$2,547

$1,288 physician + $1,259 facility

IN $7,375MD $916

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.