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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,631

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,631 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$562 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,349 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $724 to $6,457Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $589

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
$812.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
11 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
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$58.88

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$2,631

$589 physician + $2,042 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.