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Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open

Indiana 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?

$4,828

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,828 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$562$447 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,042 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $14,791Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $407 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $562

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
$426.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
6 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
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 9th of 51

$4,828

$562 physician + $4,266 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.