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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Alaska rates for HCPCS 24310

Through an incision, a tendon somewhere between the elbow and the shoulder is divided to release a tight pull that holds the arm in an unwanted position or blocks movement. It is used when a shortened or contracted tendon keeps the elbow or shoulder from straightening or rotating. It covers one tendon.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm cost?

$6,024

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,024 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,230 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$3,236 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,291
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alabama than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 4th of 51

$6,024

$1,950 physician + $4,074 facility

AL $7,006MT $1,517

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.