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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Minnesota 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?

$3,170

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,170 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,175$871 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,023 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $562 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,175

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$3,170

$1,175 physician + $1,995 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.