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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 July 2026.

How much does Collarbone Joint Biopsy, Open cost?

$4,180

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,180 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$550$468 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$575 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $490 to $14,791Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,455
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,631professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeVirginia $4,180 · 33rd of 50
HI $13,189WV $936

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.