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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Open removal of calcium deposits in the shoulder

CPT 23000the billing code this page is about

Open surgery through an incision to remove calcium buildup in the tissue beneath the shoulder's deltoid muscle.

Hospitals typically charge $2,094 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 350 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,326. Most fall between $844 and $5,110 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
350
States
45
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 350 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$576$920$2,094$3,829$8,586

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($576 vs $8,586).

How the prices are spread

$375 – $513: 13 hospitals$375$513 – $702: 30 hospitals$702 – $960: 35 hospitals$702$960 – $1,313: 30 hospitals$1,313 – $1,797: 32 hospitals$1,313$1,797 – $2,458: 34 hospitals$2,458 – $3,362: 42 hospitals$2,458$3,362 – $4,599: 43 hospitals$4,599 – $6,292: 22 hospitals$4,599$6,292 – $8,607: 44 hospitals$6,292median $2,094price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (325 of 350 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$375$51313
$513$70230
$702$96035
$960$1,31330
$1,313$1,79732
$1,797$2,45834
$2,458$3,36242
$3,362$4,59943
$4,599$6,29222
$6,292$8,60744

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,094
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.71×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,094.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,402 across 14 hospitalsMN$2,402Illinois: median $648 across 11 hospitalsIL$648Wisconsin: median $1,712 across 11 hospitalsWI$1,712Michigan: median $920 across 20 hospitalsMI$920New York: median $3,387 across 20 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,849 across 12 hospitalsOR$1,849Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,406 across 17 hospitalsIA$1,406Indiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,165 across 16 hospitalsOH$1,165Pennsylvania: median $3,065 across 25 hospitalsPA$3,065New Jersey: median $4,350 across 25 hospitalsNJ$4,350Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $8,607 across 24 hospitalsCA$8,607Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $593 across 12 hospitalsOK$593Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,134 across 21 hospitalsTX$3,134Florida: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,094. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA24$8,607+311%$2,935 – $8,607
New Jersey NJ25$4,350+108%$3,168 – $5,741
New York NY20$3,387+62%$2,968 – $3,448
Texas TX21$3,134+50%$1,409 – $3,291
Pennsylvania PA25$3,065+46%$234 – $4,444
Minnesota MN14$2,402+15%$1,828 – $2,402
Oregon OR12$1,849−12%$1,016 – $1,849
Wisconsin WI11$1,712−18%$1,712 – $3,837
Iowa IA17$1,406−33%$1,035 – $1,406
Ohio OH16$1,165−44%$1,028 – $6,709
Michigan MI20$920−56%$920 – $2,930
Illinois IL11$648−69%$427 – $1,222
Oklahoma OK12$593−72%$593 – $593
Georgia GA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,094.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care284$2,792$902 – $5,419
Children’s5fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access58$1,531$594 – $2,594
Ownership
For-profit36$2,142$800 – $5,033
Government45$1,578$738 – $3,387
Non-profit266$2,094$855 – $5,339
System affiliation
Part of a system286$2,402$920 – $5,810
Independent64$1,409$707 – $2,935

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,901
Median cash price$2,094
Cash as a share of list, median hospital62%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 38%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

187 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,209 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,769; most fall between $658 and $6,709.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 187 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$584$923$2,209$5,810$8,607

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($584 vs $8,607).

Of the 204 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 187 gave a usable cash price; 14 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

350 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 383 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted350
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here30
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded2
Hospitals that filed this code383

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Removal Subdeltoid Calcareous Deposits Open.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open removal of calcium deposits in the shoulder (CPT 23000) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-23000-open-removal-of-calcium-deposits-in-the-shoulder