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Elbow Replacement Removal

Maine 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?

$3,824

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,824 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,585$1,445 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $1,585

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
12 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
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maine 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

Maine· 28th of 51

$3,824

$1,585 physician + $2,239 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.