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Elbow Replacement Removal

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Elbow Replacement Removal cost?

$4,227

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,227 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,230 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,479 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,548
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $2,138

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $4,227 · 34th 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.