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Elbow Replacement Removal

North Dakota 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?

$4,394

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,394 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$2,399$2,042 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,259 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,236Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $2,399

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 20th of 51

$4,394

$2,399 physician + $1,995 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.