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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

North Dakota 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?

$4,814

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,814 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$1,995$1,738 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,023 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 32nd of 51

$4,814

$1,995 physician + $2,818 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.