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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Montana 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?

$3,436

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,122 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,698 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $1,698

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Montana 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

Montana· 48th of 51

$3,436

$1,698 physician + $1,738 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.