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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

Utah 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 7 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$832 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,677
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,888professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah $1,259 · 25th 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.