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Collarbone Cutting and Repositioning Surgery

West Virginia 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?

$3,391

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,391 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$813 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,698 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $1,047

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$3,391

$1,047 physician + $2,344 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.