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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Muscle or tendon transfer in upper arm or elbow, one tendon

CPT 24301the billing code this page is about

Surgery to move a muscle or tendon in the upper arm or elbow to a new attachment point; the price covers one tendon.

Hospitals typically charge $3,733 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 318 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,388. Most fall between $1,241 and $9,372 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
318
States
43
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 318 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$937$1,359$3,733$8,454$12,046

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($937 vs $12,046).

How the prices are spread

$654 – $893: 16 hospitals$654$893 – $1,220: 27 hospitals$1,220 – $1,666: 44 hospitals$1,220$1,666 – $2,274: 31 hospitals$2,274 – $3,105: 16 hospitals$2,274$3,105 – $4,240: 18 hospitals$4,240 – $5,789: 17 hospitals$4,240$5,789 – $7,905: 35 hospitals$7,905 – $10,794: 53 hospitals$7,905$10,794 – $14,738: 34 hospitals$10,794median $3,733price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (291 of 318 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$654$89316
$893$1,22027
$1,220$1,66644
$1,666$2,27431
$2,274$3,10516
$3,105$4,24018
$4,240$5,78917
$5,789$7,90535
$7,905$10,79453
$10,794$14,73834

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$7,413
Median cash price$3,733
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.50×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,733.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,430 across 13 hospitalsIL$1,430Wisconsin: median $3,733 across 11 hospitalsWI$3,733Michigan: median $945 across 12 hospitalsMI$945New York: median $8,454 across 23 hospitalsNY$8,454Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,845 across 17 hospitalsIA$1,845Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,699 across 11 hospitalsOH$2,699Pennsylvania: median $3,387 across 20 hospitalsPA$3,387New Jersey: median $7,907 across 29 hospitalsNJ$7,907Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $12,046 across 27 hospitalsCA$12,046Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,241 across 14 hospitalsOK$1,241Louisiana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,021 across 22 hospitalsTX$6,021Florida: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,733. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA27$12,046+223%$7,453 – $12,046
New York NY23$8,454+126%$2,323 – $8,613
New Jersey NJ29$7,907+112%$5,110 – $9,532
Texas TX22$6,021+61%$2,513 – $6,021
Wisconsin WI11$3,7330%$3,733 – $6,415
Pennsylvania PA20$3,387−9%$469 – $11,093
Ohio OH11$2,699−28%$1,766 – $2,799
Iowa IA17$1,845−51%$1,845 – $2,104
Illinois IL13$1,430−62%$991 – $5,596
Oklahoma OK14$1,241−67%$1,241 – $1,241
Michigan MI12$945−75%$939 – $9,978
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,733.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care265$4,881$1,241 – $9,388
Children’s13fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access39$1,845$991 – $9,837
Ownership
For-profit40$6,021$991 – $13,745
Government49$1,879$1,148 – $8,454
Non-profit228$4,423$1,241 – $9,532
System affiliation
Part of a system250$4,881$1,241 – $9,532
Independent68$1,924$1,149 – $7,861

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,946
Median cash price$3,733
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

165 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,170 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,505; most fall between $1,241 and $9,372.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 165 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$939$1,241$2,170$8,424$12,046

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($939 vs $12,046).

Of the 177 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 165 gave a usable cash price; 10 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 2 a list price only.

How complete is this

318 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 349 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted318
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here27
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded3
Hospitals that filed this code349

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Muscle/Tendon Transfer Upper Arm/Elbow Single.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Muscle or tendon transfer in upper arm or elbow, one tendon (CPT 24301) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-24301-muscle-or-tendon-transfer-in-upper-arm-or-elbow-one-tendon