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Elbow Ligament Reconstruction With a Graft

Illinois rates for HCPCS 24344

Rebuilds a torn collateral ligament of the elbow, one of the strong bands at the side of the joint that keep it stable. A tendon taken from elsewhere in the patient's own body is used to form the new ligament and is anchored into the bone; harvesting that tendon is part of the operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Elbow Ligament Reconstruction With a Graft cost?

$5,247

Typical total for the visit. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,247 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$1,445$1,122 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,042 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,802professional $1,445

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
$1,122.02
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Illinois· 38th of 50

$5,247

$1,445 physician + $3,802 facility

IN $23,509MD $2,697

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.