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Muscle Transfer in the Shoulder or Upper Arm

Minnesota 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?

$6,019

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$2,630$1,995 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,239 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $2,630

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$27,542.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 24th of 51

$6,019

$2,630 physician + $3,388 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.