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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

South Dakota 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?

$2,469

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,469 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$708 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$692 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,239Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,288
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 33rd of 51

$2,469

$955 physician + $1,514 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.