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Strengthening A Weakened Bone At The Shoulder

Utah 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $6,457.

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 $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $1,479

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 50

$3,162

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.