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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Michigan 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?

$5,615

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,615 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,175 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,692 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
13 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
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 20th of 51

$5,615

$1,349 physician + $4,266 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.