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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Florida 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?

$2,781

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,781 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$309 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,023Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $85 to $708
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $437

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
$776.25
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
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
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87

Where Florida 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

Florida· 37th of 51

$2,781

$437 physician + $2,344 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.