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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,645

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,645 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$1,096$1,000 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,514 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $741 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $1,096

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
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
11 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
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$4,645

$1,096 physician + $3,548 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.