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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 October 2026.

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

$6,476

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,476 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,660 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,884 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,344
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,905

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
23 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
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 13th of 51

$6,476

$1,905 physician + $4,571 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.