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Open Cutting of a Tendon in the Upper Arm

Wyoming 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?

$4,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,122$933 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$3,020 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,122

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 8th of 51

$4,589

$1,122 physician + $3,467 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.