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Removal Of A Deep Foreign Object From The Shoulder

Vermont 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $575.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $468 to $794
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Vermont· 39th of 51

$575

CA $2,951NM $479

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.