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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Montana 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 July 2026.

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

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $741 to $9,120
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 26915.3 times more in Indiana than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $1,000 · 45th of 50
IN $10,233ME $0.38

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.