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Removal of Part of the Collarbone

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 23120

Takes out a section of the clavicle, or collarbone, rather than the whole bone, most often the outer end where it meets the shoulder blade. Removing the worn end leaves a small gap so the bones no longer grind together, which relieves pain on top of the shoulder when reaching across the body or lifting overhead. It is done through a short incision over the collarbone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Part of the Collarbone cost?

$7,143

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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$977$813 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,311 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,303Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $977

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,309.57
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin 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

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$7,143

$977 physician + $6,166 facility

WI $7,471MT $1,932

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.