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Inner elbow ligament rebuilt with a tendon graft

CPT 24346the billing code this page is about

Open reconstruction of the ligament on the inner side of the elbow using a tendon graft, including harvesting the graft.

Hospitals typically charge $5,369 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 358 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $6,536. Most fall between $1,821 and $14,162 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
358
States
44
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 358 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
$934$1,950$5,369$14,162$17,409

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 19× what the cheapest tenth charges ($934 vs $17,409).

How the prices are spread

$813 – $1,125: 28 hospitals$813$1,125 – $1,556: 9 hospitals$1,556 – $2,152: 51 hospitals$1,556$2,152 – $2,977: 35 hospitals$2,977 – $4,117: 24 hospitals$2,977$4,117 – $5,695: 27 hospitals$5,695 – $7,877: 27 hospitals$5,695$7,877 – $10,895: 9 hospitals$10,895 – $15,070: 66 hospitals$10,895$15,070 – $20,844: 48 hospitals$15,070median $5,369price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (324 of 358 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$813$1,12528
$1,125$1,5569
$1,556$2,15251
$2,152$2,97735
$2,977$4,11724
$4,117$5,69527
$5,695$7,87727
$7,877$10,8959
$10,895$15,07066
$15,070$20,84448

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$13,117
Median cash price$5,369
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.41×

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 $5,369.

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: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $13,300 across 10 hospitalsID$13,300Montana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $7,052 across 14 hospitalsMN$7,052Illinois: median $2,052 across 14 hospitalsIL$2,052Wisconsin: median $6,924 across 15 hospitalsWI$6,924Michigan: median $1,389 across 25 hospitalsMI$1,389New York: median $15,226 across 26 hospitalsNY$15,226Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: median $2,426 across 12 hospitalsOR$2,426Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 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 $2,705 across 16 hospitalsIA$2,705Indiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $1,942 across 20 hospitalsPA$1,942New Jersey: median $14,062 across 31 hospitalsNJ$14,062Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $14,162 across 26 hospitalsCA$14,162Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 4 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: median $2,000 across 10 hospitalsKS$2,000Arkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,821 across 15 hospitalsOK$1,821Louisiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $11,365 across 23 hospitalsTX$11,365Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $5,369. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New York NY26$15,226+184%$1,795 – $15,226
California CA26$14,162+164%$3,257 – $14,162
New Jersey NJ31$14,062+162%$4,881 – $16,611
Idaho ID10$13,300+148%$2,732 – $19,343
Texas TX23$11,365+112%$3,674 – $11,365
Minnesota MN14$7,052+31%$2,652 – $7,052
Wisconsin WI15$6,924+29%$5,454 – $11,595
Iowa IA16$2,705−50%$2,705 – $2,705
Oregon OR12$2,426−55%$2,053 – $3,657
Illinois IL14$2,052−62%$848 – $5,622
Kansas KS10$2,000−63%$643 – $5,681
Pennsylvania PA20$1,942−64%$688 – $19,980
Oklahoma OK15$1,821−66%$1,821 – $14,142
Michigan MI25$1,389−74%$851 – $2,748
Ohio OH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not 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 $5,369.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care281$5,758$1,795 – $14,930
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access68$3,657$1,942 – $11,595
Ownership
For-profit47$8,679$1,653 – $18,522
Government56$3,674$2,052 – $15,226
Non-profit255$5,016$1,795 – $14,162
System affiliation
Part of a system288$5,454$1,795 – $14,162
Independent70$3,459$1,844 – $13,668

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,495
Median cash price$5,369
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. 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

173 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,040 and the average of the middle 60% is $6,435; most fall between $1,821 and $14,162.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 173 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
$1,196$1,821$3,040$11,365$14,242

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,196 vs $14,242).

Of the 196 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 173 gave a usable cash price; 14 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 9 a list price only.

How complete is this

358 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 403 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted358
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
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 — excluded9
Hospitals that filed this code403

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 OR therapeutic procedures on joints family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Rcnstj Medial Coltrl Ligm Elbw W/Tdn Grf.

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, “Inner elbow ligament rebuilt with a tendon graft (CPT 24346) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-24346-inner-elbow-ligament-rebuilt-with-a-tendon-graft