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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

North Carolina 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?

$3,009

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,009 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$1,047 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,259 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,660professional $1,349

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
$1,047.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$3,009

$1,349 physician + $1,660 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.