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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on bone

Surgical cutting and realignment of the collarbone

CPT 23480the billing code this page is about

Surgery that cuts the collarbone to correct its shape or position, with or without screws, plates, or pins to hold it.

Hospitals typically charge $3,000 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 356 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,912. Most fall between $1,355 and $9,058 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
356
States
43
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 356 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$874$1,408$3,000$8,413$12,046

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($874 vs $12,046).

How the prices are spread

$728 – $976: 38 hospitals$728$976 – $1,308: 16 hospitals$1,308 – $1,754: 57 hospitals$1,308$1,754 – $2,351: 34 hospitals$2,351 – $3,152: 32 hospitals$2,351$3,152 – $4,226: 10 hospitals$4,226 – $5,665: 21 hospitals$4,226$5,665 – $7,595: 28 hospitals$7,595 – $10,182: 54 hospitals$7,595$10,182 – $13,650: 35 hospitals$10,182median $3,000price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (325 of 356 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$728$97638
$976$1,30816
$1,308$1,75457
$1,754$2,35134
$2,351$3,15232
$3,152$4,22610
$4,226$5,66521
$5,665$7,59528
$7,595$10,18254
$10,182$13,65035

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$7,413
Median cash price$3,000
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.40×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,000.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $5,758 across 10 hospitalsID$5,758Montana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $4,753 across 14 hospitalsMN$4,753Illinois: median $1,526 across 11 hospitalsIL$1,526Wisconsin: median $3,137 across 10 hospitalsWI$3,137Michigan: median $1,425 across 15 hospitalsMI$1,425New York: median $8,454 across 27 hospitalsNY$8,454Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: median $2,720 across 11 hospitalsOR$2,720Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,018 across 16 hospitalsIA$2,018Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $3,000 across 12 hospitalsOH$3,000Pennsylvania: median $1,285 across 20 hospitalsPA$1,285New Jersey: median $7,807 across 29 hospitalsNJ$7,807Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $12,046 across 27 hospitalsCA$12,046Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $873 across 11 hospitalsWV$873Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,355 across 12 hospitalsOK$1,355Louisiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $5,887 across 22 hospitalsTX$5,887Florida: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,000. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA27$12,046+301%$2,377 – $12,046
New York NY27$8,454+182%$1,408 – $8,454
New Jersey NJ29$7,807+160%$4,881 – $9,388
Texas TX22$5,887+96%$2,734 – $5,887
Idaho ID10$5,758+92%$3,049 – $14,738
Minnesota MN14$4,753+58%$1,713 – $4,753
Wisconsin WI10$3,137+5%$3,137 – $5,798
Ohio OH12$3,0000%$1,396 – $3,059
Oregon OR11$2,720−9%$1,526 – $2,720
Iowa IA16$2,018−33%$2,018 – $2,018
Illinois IL11$1,526−49%$900 – $2,018
Michigan MI15$1,425−53%$1,244 – $9,978
Oklahoma OK12$1,355−55%$1,355 – $1,355
Pennsylvania PA20$1,285−57%$512 – $11,093
West Virginia WV11$873−71%$868 – $1,389
Florida FL9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,000.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care279$3,786$1,355 – $9,532
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access67$2,018$900 – $4,753
Ownership
For-profit37$5,051$1,294 – $11,775
Government51$2,217$1,387 – $8,454
Non-profit267$3,000$1,355 – $8,613
System affiliation
Part of a system293$3,137$1,348 – $9,532
Independent63$1,691$1,367 – $6,980

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,862
Median cash price$3,000
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

187 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,018 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,102; most fall between $1,174 and $9,791.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 187 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$874$1,355$2,018$5,887$12,046

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($874 vs $12,046).

Of the 207 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 187 gave a usable cash price; 16 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 4 a list price only.

How complete is this

356 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 397 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted356
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded5
Hospitals that filed this code397

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on bone family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Osteotomy Clavicle.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Surgical cutting and realignment of the collarbone (CPT 23480) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-23480-surgical-cutting-and-realignment-of-the-collarbone