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Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery

North Carolina 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?

$5,253

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,253 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$1,622$1,023 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,950 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $1,622

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
10 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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$5,253

$1,622 physician + $3,631 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.