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Keyhole Removal Of The Collarbone Tip

Nevada rates for HCPCS 29824

Keyhole shoulder surgery that removes the outer end of the collarbone where it meets the shoulder blade, along with its worn joint surface. Taking away this small piece of bone opens a gap so the surfaces no longer grind together, easing pain felt at the top of the shoulder.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Removal Of The Collarbone Tip cost?

$4,096

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,096 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$603 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,138 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $6,166Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,096
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $708

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
$724.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
6 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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Connecticut 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

Nevada· 30th of 51

$4,096

$708 physician + $3,388 facility

CT $10,009MT $2,168

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.