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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Idaho 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?

$5,925

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,925 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,148 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,738 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 23rd of 50

$5,925

$1,660 physician + $4,266 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.