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Elbow Replacement Removal

Kentucky 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?

$3,362

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,362 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$617 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,585 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,698
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $1,072

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
$537.03
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $3,362 · 43rd 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.