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Extensive Release Of A Stiff Elbow

Colorado rates for HCPCS 24149

Frees an elbow that has become locked and cannot bend or straighten, by cutting away the thickened joint capsule, the scarred soft tissue around it, and abnormal bone that has formed in the surrounding tissues. The aim is to restore as much motion as possible in a joint that has stiffened after injury, surgery, or a period of immobility.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extensive Release Of A Stiff Elbow cost?

$10,965

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,965 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $20,893.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $35,481Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,303professional $1,738

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 50

$10,965

IN $22,387ND $1,175

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.