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Muscle or Tendon Transfer at the Upper Arm

South Dakota 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?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,479.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $912 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $1,259

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
$741.31
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$1,259

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.