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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Connecticut 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,202$851 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,818
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,202

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$26,915.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $1,413 · 16th 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.