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Open Repair of a Separated Shoulder Joint

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 23550

Opens the top of the shoulder to put the joint between the collarbone and the bony point of the shoulder blade back into position and hold it there, using stitches, screws, plates or wires. It is used for a separation that has failed to settle with a sling and rest, or one that has been present for some time. The supporting ligaments are repaired or reinforced during the same operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Separated Shoulder Joint cost?

$8,935

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,935 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,122 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$7,079 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$8,935

$1,349 physician + $7,586 facility

CO $13,677MT $1,845

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.