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Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23101

An open surgical procedure in which a joint involving the collarbone - either where it meets the shoulder blade or where it meets the breastbone - is opened through an incision to take a tissue sample from inside the joint, rather than the main ball-and-socket shoulder joint. It is used to help diagnose conditions affecting the joint lining or surrounding tissue when a sample of tissue is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open cost?

$5,979

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,175 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$3,311 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,344
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,905

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
$2,238.72
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Washington, DC 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

Alaska· 6th of 51

$5,979

$1,905 physician + $4,074 facility

DC $7,757MT $1,518

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.