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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 July 2026.

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

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $11,749.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $550 to $20,417
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761

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
$549.54
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 50

$6,761

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.