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Elbow Replacement Removal

Colorado 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?

$7,454

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,454 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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$1,288$1,259 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,236 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,692
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,166professional $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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $7,454 · 6th 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.