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Forequarter Amputation Of Arm And Shoulder

Indiana rates for HCPCS 23900

Removes an entire arm together with the shoulder blade and collarbone on that side. It is the most extensive amputation of the upper body and is used for cancer or catastrophic injury involving the shoulder girdle itself. Flaps of skin and muscle are used to close the chest wall afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forequarter Amputation Of Arm And Shoulder cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $11,482 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,413$1,288 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,482$7,586 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,482professional $1,413

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Indiana· 34th of 51

$1,660

CA $6,918KY $1,349

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.