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Strengthening A Weakened Bone At The Shoulder

South Dakota 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,995.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,778professional $1,698

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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 44th of 50

$1,738

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.