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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Colorado 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 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 7 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$891$871 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$3,548 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $35,481Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,188
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $13,804professional $891

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,738 · 6th 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.