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Muscle Transfer in the Shoulder or Upper Arm

Idaho rates for HCPCS 23395

Moves a working muscle, together with its tendon, to a new attachment in the shoulder or upper arm so that it takes over the job of a muscle that no longer works. It is used after nerve injury, paralysis, or a tear that cannot be repaired, when a lost movement has to be restored another way. Retraining the transferred muscle is a large part of the recovery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Muscle Transfer in the Shoulder or Upper Arm cost?

$6,968

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,968 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$1,950 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,020 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $17,378Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$10,715.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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

Idaho· 16th of 51

$6,968

$2,291 physician + $4,677 facility

CO $14,661HI $3,664

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.