Repair of a Long-Standing Rotator Cuff Tear

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 23420

Rebuilds a rotator cuff that has torn completely away from the top of the arm bone and has been that way long enough for the tendon to pull back and stiffen. Through an open incision the surgeon frees the retracted tendon, brings it back down to bone, and anchors it there, usually trimming the bony ridge above so the repair is not pinched. It is a bigger reconstruction than repairing a fresh, simple tear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Long-Standing Rotator Cuff Tear cost?

$9,065

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,065 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

16% physician fee84% facility fee

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,479	$1,096 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,586	$3,236 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,802

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,230.27 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $14,791.08	Facility	Global	$1,230.27	$5,495.41	$14,791.08
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,073.80 Median $12,302.69 Typical High $25,703.96	Facility	Global	$4,073.80	$12,302.69	$25,703.96
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,584.89 Median $3,388.44 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$1,584.89	$3,388.44	$9,549.93
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $158.49 Median $158.49 Typical High $158.49	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$158.49	$158.49	$158.49
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,344.23 Median $6,918.31 Typical High $16,595.87	Facility	Global	$2,344.23	$6,918.31	$16,595.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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

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WI $16,043MD $2,120

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.