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Open Shoulder Repair For Repeated Dislocation

Nebraska 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,698 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,090 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $2,089

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
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,952.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$2,138

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.