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Lengthening Of A Tendon In The Upper Arm Or Elbow

Minnesota 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,754.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $912 to $10,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 29th of 50

$3,467

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.