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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Montana 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?

$1,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$759$501 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$759 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,630Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $85 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $759

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,517

$759 physician + $759 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.