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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

North Carolina 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?

$1,878

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,878 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$676$468 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$562 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,244Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $676

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
$467.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$1,878

$676 physician + $1,202 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.