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Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery

New Hampshire 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?

$6,359

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,359 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$1,230$1,072 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,630 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$6,359

$1,230 physician + $5,129 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.