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Forequarter Amputation Of Arm And Shoulder

Rhode Island 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?

$1,778

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $2,089.

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

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $1,738

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$1,778

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.