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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

New Jersey 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$912$832 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$6,026 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $12,303Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,248
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,413professional $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
$4,168.69
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $1,122 · 31st 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.