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Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open

Virginia 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?

$5,190

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,190 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$468 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,622 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $575 to $12,303Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $513

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
$512.86
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
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
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 7th of 51

$5,190

$513 physician + $4,677 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.