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Elbow Replacement Removal

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 24160

Surgery to remove an artificial elbow joint, including both the upper-arm and forearm portions of the implant, and to clean out any inflamed joint lining if needed. It is typically performed when a prior elbow replacement has failed, become infected, or is causing ongoing problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Elbow Replacement Removal cost?

$5,683

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,683 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 65 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$1,122 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,291 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,467
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $4,365professional $1,318

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
IN $11,148WV $2,461

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.