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Elbow Replacement Removal

Louisiana 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?

$4,025

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,025 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,514$1,148 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,514 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,399
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,514

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
$660.69
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $4,025 · 37th 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.