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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23490

Surgery that reinforces a collarbone that has been weakened by disease and is at risk of breaking, before a fracture actually happens. A rod, plate, pins, or wires are placed to support the bone, and bone cement is sometimes used to fill a hollowed-out area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$794 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,096 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $912 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,677
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,738professional $2,239

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2,089 · 5th of 51
CA $5,012NM $871

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.