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Elbow Ligament Reconstruction With a Graft

North Carolina 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?

$4,192

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,192 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$1,622$1,148 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,380 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $1,622

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
$1,071.52
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$4,192

$1,622 physician + $2,570 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.