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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Maine 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?

$2,896

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,896 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$646 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,000 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,951Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
12 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
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Maine 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

Maine· 34th of 51

$2,896

$708 physician + $2,188 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.