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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Virginia 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?

$2,313

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,313 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$479 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$589 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,079Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $575

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
$512.86
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
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
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 40th of 50

$2,313

$575 physician + $1,738 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.