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Elbow Replacement Removal

Iowa 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?

$6,171

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,171 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$1,905$1,230 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,951 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,365
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $1,905

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
$1,949.84
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $6,171 · 13th 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.