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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$6,557

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$1,660$1,072 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,660

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
$1,659.59
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 11.2 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

Iowa· 21st of 50

$6,557

$1,660 physician + $4,898 facility

IN $23,484MD $2,099

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.