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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Illinois 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?

$3,651

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,651 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,413$1,072 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,585 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $1,413

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 40th of 50

$3,651

$1,413 physician + $2,239 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.