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Strengthening A Weakened Bone At The Shoulder

Idaho rates for HCPCS 23491

Places metal such as a rod, plate, pins, or wires, sometimes together with bone cement, into a weakened bone at the shoulder to support it before it breaks. It is used when a tumor or other disease has eaten into the bone and a fracture looks likely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strengthening A Weakened Bone At The Shoulder cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $17,783.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $29,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,786

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$45,708.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Idaho· 24th of 50

$4,786

IN $30,200WV $1,000

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.