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Elbow Ligament Reconstruction With a Graft

South Dakota 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?

$3,768

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,768 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,096 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,862

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 45th of 50

$3,768

$1,862 physician + $1,905 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.