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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Idaho 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,318 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,715 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,905
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,549

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$18,620.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
22 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$1,622

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.