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Open Repair of Broken Upper Arm Bone at Shoulder

Georgia rates for HCPCS 23615

Repairs a break at the top of the upper arm bone, near the shoulder, through an incision that lets the surgeon see the fragments and set them in the right position. Plates, screws, pins or heavy sutures are used to hold the pieces, and broken bumps of bone where the rotator cuff tendons attach are reattached at the same time when needed. The joint surface itself is kept, not replaced.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of Broken Upper Arm Bone at Shoulder cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $9,333.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $1,122

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
$1,445.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 18.6 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.

Georgia· 24th of 50

$5,370

IN $22,909WV $1,230

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.