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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Minnesota 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?

$8,459

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,459 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$2,570$1,862 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,951 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,888professional $2,570

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 11th of 50

$8,459

$2,570 physician + $5,888 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.