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Putting a Dislocated Shoulder Back in Place

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 23665

Guides the ball of the shoulder back into its socket by hand after a dislocation in which a piece of bone at the top of the upper arm bone has also broken off. No incision is made; the arm is manoeuvred back into position and x-rays confirm the ball and the fragment sit correctly. The arm is then rested in a sling and the position rechecked as it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Putting a Dislocated Shoulder Back in Place cost?

$1,263

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$490 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$398 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,239Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Vermont than in Florida. 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

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$1,263

$661 physician + $603 facility

VT $4,521FL $1,007

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.