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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Hawaii 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?

$2,062

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,062 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$83.18 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,259 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $30 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $617

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 48th of 51

$2,062

$617 physician + $1,445 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.