go back

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 October 2026.

How much does Elbow Replacement Removal cost?

$7,864

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,864 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 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$1,698$1,288 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,020 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 4th of 51

$7,864

$1,698 physician + $6,166 facility

AK $9,494KY $2,537

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.