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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

New York 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?

$6,866

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,866 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$832 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,630 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $14,125Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $977

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,344.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,370.32
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
15 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24

Where New York 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

New York· 10th of 51

$6,866

$977 physician + $5,888 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.