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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Missouri 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?

$4,019

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$708$603 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,950 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,913Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $708

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 16th of 51

$4,019

$708 physician + $3,311 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.