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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 24420

Reshapes the upper arm bone to change its length, either by removing a segment to shorten it or by separating it and filling the gap so it grows longer. The bone is held with a plate, rod, or external frame while it heals. It is used to even out a difference in arm length or to correct a deformity.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone cost?

$12,308

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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$4,365$2,692 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$5,888 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $16,982Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,370
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $4,365

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$12,308

$4,365 physician + $7,943 facility

CO $14,362HI $2,794

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.