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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

North Dakota 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?

$3,092

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,092 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$912 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$562 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,096

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$3,092

$1,096 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.