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Lengthening Of A Tendon In The Upper Arm Or Elbow

Missouri 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?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $5,623.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266

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
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 19th of 50

$4,266

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.