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Lengthening Of A Tendon In The Upper Arm Or Elbow

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370

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
$5,495.41
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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,481.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 12th of 50

$5,370

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.