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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

New Mexico 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?

$2,522

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,522 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 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$617$525 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$891 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,715Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $398 to $832
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $617

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
$489.78
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 29th of 51

$2,522

$617 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.