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Fusion Of The Main Shoulder Joint

Colorado rates for HCPCS 23800

Surgery that joins the ball of the upper arm bone to the socket on the shoulder blade so they heal into one solid piece and the joint no longer moves. The bone surfaces are prepared and held together with hardware while they knit. It is used for a shoulder beyond repair or replacement because of severe damage, paralysis, or infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion Of The Main Shoulder Joint cost?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $13,804 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$1,023 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13,804$3,715 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $35,481Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,884
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $13,804professional $1,072

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $1,995 · 6th of 51
CA $6,310DE $1,023

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.