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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Tennessee 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?

$5,304

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,304 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,023 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,188 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $1,230

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
$933.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 26th of 50

$5,304

$1,230 physician + $4,074 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.