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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Nebraska 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,349$832 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,677
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,511professional $1,349

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $1,585 · 9th 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.