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Elbow Ligament Reconstruction With a Graft

Kentucky 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?

$6,225

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,225 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$1,096$977 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$1,175 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $912 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $1,096

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
$851.14
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 30th of 50

$6,225

$1,096 physician + $5,129 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.