go back

Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Utah 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?

$7,269

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,269 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$1,047 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,888
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $1,380

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Utah 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

Utah· 17th of 50

$7,269

$1,380 physician + $5,888 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.