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Elbow Replacement Removal

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,238

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,238 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$1,288$1,175 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,288 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,288

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
$954.99
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
11 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
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$3,238

$1,288 physician + $1,950 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.