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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Minnesota 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?

$2,491

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$977$759 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$871 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $479 to $7,762Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $977

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 32nd of 51

$2,491

$977 physician + $1,514 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.