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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

New York 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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$851$741 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$2,754 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $14,454Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $851

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$23,442.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
15 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
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$457.09
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$218.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33

Where New York 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.

New York· 46th of 51

$851

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.