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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Maine 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?

$2,508

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,508 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$603$550 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,698 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,311Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $912
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,905professional $603

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
12 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
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where Maine 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

Maine· 30th of 51

$2,508

$603 physician + $1,905 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.