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Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 23480

This surgery cuts and repositions the collarbone to correct a deformity, improve alignment, or address a bone that has healed incorrectly. Hardware such as a plate or screws is sometimes added to hold the bone securely in its new position while it heals. The goal is to restore a more normal shape and function to the shoulder girdle.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery cost?

$4,517

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,230 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,413 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $813 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,698

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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.3 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$4,517

$1,698 physician + $2,818 facility

CO $14,031MT $2,637

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.