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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 July 2026.

How much does Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery cost?

$2,834

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,834 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$851 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,047 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,660professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 45th of 50

$2,834

$1,175 physician + $1,660 facility

IN $23,238WV $1,664

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.