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Open Shoulder Repair For Repeated Dislocation

Tennessee 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,318$1,023 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,570 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,318

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
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 8th of 51

$1,905

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.