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Elbow Replacement Removal

Alabama 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?

$3,859

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,859 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,072 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,259 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,399
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $1,288

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alabama sits

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 feeAlabama $3,859 · 40th of 49
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.