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Open Repair of Acute Muscle-Tendon Cuff Tear

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 23410

Open surgery to repair a ruptured musculotendinous cuff — a group of muscles and tendons that stabilize a joint, most commonly the rotator cuff of the shoulder. This service is for acute (recent) tears.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of Acute Muscle-Tendon Cuff Tear cost?

$4,945

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,945 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$776$468 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,820 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,202
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $776

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
$933.25
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
12 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
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$4,945

$776 physician + $4,169 facility

CO $14,031WV $2,390

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.