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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Nevada 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?

$4,006

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,006 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$1,122$1,000 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$2,399 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,818
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $1,122

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
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 38th of 50

$4,006

$1,122 physician + $2,884 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.