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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Georgia 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?

$4,137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$589$479 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,738 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $589

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
$1,548.82
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,388.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 50

$4,137

$589 physician + $3,548 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.