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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 23044

Opens one of the small joints the collarbone forms — either where it meets the tip of the shoulder blade at the top of the shoulder, or where it meets the breastbone — so the surgeon can look inside, wash out infection, or take out a loose fragment or foreign object. The joint is opened through a short incision directly over it. It targets those collarbone joints rather than the main ball-and-socket of the shoulder.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder cost?

$6,429

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,429 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$794 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,090 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $871 to $11,749Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$6,429

$933 physician + $5,495 facility

WI $7,505MT $1,845

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.