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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Rhode Island 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?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,479.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,288

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 37th of 51

$1,288

CA $5,129DE $1,072

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.