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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 October 2026.

How much does Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $9,120 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,548$2,239 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,120$6,026 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $16,982Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,266
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $3,548

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$3,548

AK $3,548TX $437

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.