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Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open

New Mexico 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?

$2,893

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$603$501 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,622 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,762Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $603

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
$467.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
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
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$2,893

$603 physician + $2,291 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.