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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Ohio 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?

$7,148

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,148 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 8 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 $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,236 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,162
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 18th of 50

$7,148

$1,122 physician + $6,026 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.