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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Washington, DC 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?

$1,259

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $3,981.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $912 to $7,762Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $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
$912.01
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$1,259

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.