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Strengthening A Weakened Bone At The Shoulder

North Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $6,761.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,660professional $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$26,302.68
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$51,286.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$1,660

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.