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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Connecticut 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?

$8,345

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,345 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,445 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$3,715 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $977 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$8,345

$1,738 physician + $6,607 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.