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Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery

New York 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?

$6,979

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$708 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$2,570 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $14,125Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $813

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$23,442.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
15 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
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58

Where New York 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 York· 9th of 51

$6,979

$813 physician + $6,166 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.