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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $6,761.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 14th of 50

$4,571

IN $10,000WV $468

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.