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Forequarter Amputation Of Arm And Shoulder

North Dakota 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$2,692$1,380 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$1,380 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,631
$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $2,692

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$2,692

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.