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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Montana 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$1,230$1,023 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,479 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $1,738Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,188
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,479professional $1,230

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Montana 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.

Montana $1,445 · 13th 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.