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Open Shoulder Repair For Repeated Dislocation

North Dakota 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,549 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$933 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $1,820

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$1,820

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.