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Shortening or Lengthening the Upper Arm Bone

Wyoming 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?

$10,040

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,040 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$2,042 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$6,457 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$10,040

$2,455 physician + $7,586 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.