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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Idaho 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?

$3,059

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,059 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$724 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,479 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,762Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
20 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
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 20th of 51

$3,059

$871 physician + $2,188 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.