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Elbow Replacement Removal

New York 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?

$5,249

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,249 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$1,047 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,042 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,175

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,951.21
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
15 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
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$323.59
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where New York 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

New York· 12th of 51

$5,249

$1,175 physician + $4,074 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.