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Opening the Collarbone Joint of the Shoulder

South 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?

$3,143

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$832 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,000 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,549
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $1,148

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where South 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

South Dakota· 29th of 51

$3,143

$1,148 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.