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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Virginia 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?

$4,156

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,156 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$479 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,288 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $525 to $9,550Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $427 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
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
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 12th of 51

$4,156

$525 physician + $3,631 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.