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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Delaware 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?

$1,926

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$427 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,000 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,884Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $389 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $447

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
$478.63
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
79 · Unrelated procedure after surgery
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 49th of 51

$1,926

$447 physician + $1,479 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.