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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Minnesota 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?

$3,098

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$1,148$832 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,349 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $813 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $1,148

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,715.35
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 28th of 50

$3,098

$1,148 physician + $1,950 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.