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Lengthening Of A Tendon In The Upper Arm Or Elbow

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 24305

Lengthens a tendon in the upper arm or at the elbow that has become too tight, by cutting it in a stepped fashion and letting it slide out to a greater length before it is stitched. This allows the elbow to straighten or bend further than the tight tendon permitted. One tendon is treated at a time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lengthening Of A Tendon In The Upper Arm Or Elbow cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $4,365.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,607
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020

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
$758.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 18.2 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.

Louisiana· 34th of 50

$3,020

IN $10,233WV $562

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.