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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Arizona 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 5 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$912$794 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,512 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,943Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,291
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,169professional $912

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $1,230 · 27th 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.