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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Colorado 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?

$5,630

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,630 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$479 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$3,236 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,772Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $501

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 7th of 50

$5,630

$501 physician + $5,129 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.