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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 July 2026.

How much does Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 9 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$977$851 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$3,162 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $15,136Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,512
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $977

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,090.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where New York 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 York $1,349 · 21st 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.