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Strengthening of a Weakened Collarbone

West Virginia 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 4 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 $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$851 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,738Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,230
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $851professional $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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $912 · 47th 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.