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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Kentucky 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$832$759 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,188 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,511Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,445
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $832

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
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $933 · 46th 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.