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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

South Carolina 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?

$2,363

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 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$457$363 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,122 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $759 to $10,233Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $89 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $457

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
$549.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
11 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
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$2,363

$457 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.