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Muscle or Tendon Transfer at the Upper Arm

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 24301

Moves a working muscle or tendon in the upper arm or at the elbow and attaches it in a new position so it can take over the job of one that no longer works. It restores movement such as bending the elbow after nerve injury, paralysis or a tendon rupture. One transfer is covered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Muscle or Tendon Transfer at the Upper Arm cost?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $7,244.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$22,908.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$21,379.62

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 17th of 50

$5,129

IN $22,387WV $741

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.