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Wound Closure Or Scar Revision After Shoulder Amputation

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 23921

A follow-up operation on the stump left after an amputation at the shoulder. The surgeon trims back unhealthy or excess tissue and closes the wound properly, or reshapes a scar that has healed badly or is painful.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Closure Or Scar Revision After Shoulder Amputation cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$631$457 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$4,898 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $9,550Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $631

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$759

CA $4,898DE $479

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.