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Open Shoulder Repair For Repeated Dislocation

Iowa rates for HCPCS 23450

Open surgery to tighten the front part of the shoulder joint's capsule in order to treat a shoulder that repeatedly dislocates. This approach does not involve repairing the labrum, the ring of cartilage that lines the shoulder socket, or using a bone graft.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Shoulder Repair For Repeated Dislocation cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,479 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,512 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $1,820

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
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
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$2,089

AK $3,890TX $490

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.