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Tennis elbow surgery: what insurers pay

Releasing or cleaning out the damaged tendon on the outside of the elbow. Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.

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CPT 24357: Tennis Elbow Surgery

935 hospitals in 77 markets. National Medicare rate $3,343, surgery center $1,645.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)7$3,334$3,796$5,015$3,030–$8,718
Alaska (statewide)2———$7,458–$10,688
Arizona (statewide)6$2,272$3,092$5,350$2,104–$6,047
Arkansas (statewide)3———$3,010–$4,000
Atlanta GA6$5,715$5,715$7,133$5,715–$7,606
Austin TX13$2,628$5,675$5,675$2,628–$8,334
Boston MA12$4,992$5,472$6,080$3,068–$7,018
California (statewide)47$6,438$9,573$12,278$4,449–$14,031
Charlotte NC5$3,857$3,857$3,857$3,805–$3,857
Chicago IL7$4,977$5,636$7,295$3,751–$7,516
Cleveland OH10$3,851$4,851$6,087$3,405–$6,612
Colorado (statewide)13$5,215$6,130$9,563$3,261–$10,608
Connecticut (statewide)1———$5,370–$5,370
Dallas-Fort Worth TX9$6,290$6,980$7,168$5,023–$10,833
Denver CO15$5,215$5,787$6,555$4,890–$9,046
Detroit MI7$2,210$2,537$5,032$1,743–$7,166
Florida (statewide)54$6,802$7,480$8,392$3,106–$13,422
Georgia (statewide)27$4,150$5,715$7,606$2,515–$21,198
Hawaii (statewide)2———$4,038–$4,231
Houston TX19$5,226$5,667$6,595$4,806–$8,790
Idaho (statewide)11$4,224$7,629$8,241$2,977–$9,807
Illinois (statewide)22$4,179$5,630$7,295$3,723–$9,639
Indiana (statewide)24$5,072$7,311$13,482$3,245–$20,580
Indianapolis IN1———$8,718–$8,718
Iowa (statewide)16$4,164$5,087$6,034$1,686–$7,969
Kansas (statewide)11$4,779$5,369$6,694$3,767–$10,688
Kentucky (statewide)14$3,486$4,084$5,202$2,399–$8,750
Las Vegas NV2———$3,141–$3,685
Los Angeles CA17$5,934$6,161$8,572$5,204–$20,636
Louisiana (statewide)21$3,159$3,989$5,407$2,737–$9,480
Maine (statewide)15$13,295$15,249$15,435$8,224–$19,406
Massachusetts (statewide)6$4,227$4,830$5,066$3,909–$8,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$6,053–$6,053
Michigan (statewide)12$2,780$3,260$3,654$2,161–$5,401
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN6$3,878$3,924$4,370$3,699–$6,984
Minnesota (statewide)12$5,237$8,865$10,565$3,790–$14,305
Mississippi (statewide)11$4,066$4,543$4,772$3,524–$8,923
Missouri (statewide)10$6,308$6,371$6,822$4,814–$10,387
Montana (statewide)3———$6,562–$9,713
Nashville TN8$3,795$4,119$4,792$1,869–$7,052
Nebraska (statewide)13$5,200$5,506$6,952$3,685–$18,020
Nevada (statewide)3———$3,502–$3,685
New Hampshire (statewide)6$6,703$9,055$11,260$5,488–$14,652
New Jersey (statewide)23$4,843$6,972$8,260$3,765–$11,208
New Mexico (statewide)5$3,424$6,707$10,240$2,570–$10,349
New York (statewide)27$3,114$5,412$7,112$2,163–$9,545
New York City8$3,114$4,513$7,327$3,105–$12,267
North Carolina (statewide)4———$3,537–$12,278
North Dakota (statewide)5$5,613$5,716$7,395$5,176–$7,705
Ohio (statewide)36$5,221$7,511$9,772$1,717–$12,576
Oklahoma (statewide)10$3,956$6,702$6,886$1,986–$10,430
Oregon (statewide)8$8,308$9,283$11,997$7,348–$14,924
Pennsylvania (statewide)25$6,420$7,568$9,528$2,045–$14,470
Philadelphia PA10$4,048$5,338$7,220$3,969–$13,220
Phoenix AZ8$3,682$3,770$4,198$3,418–$5,481
Pittsburgh PA6$6,058$6,688$7,026$2,367–$8,166
Portland OR9$11,960$12,290$13,320$11,960–$13,320
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$6,284–$9,813
Richmond VA3———$6,067–$7,102
Rio Grande Valley TX3———$4,291–$7,555
Salt Lake City UT9$3,576$3,698$3,698$2,947–$3,819
San Antonio TX3———$4,113–$5,471
San Diego CA6$7,365$7,365$7,365$7,246–$7,760
San Francisco Bay Area CA4———$7,323–$22,041
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$10,247$10,832$11,697$8,518–$12,093
South Carolina (statewide)18$8,276$10,222$13,016$5,125–$15,655
South Dakota (statewide)2———$4,761–$5,017
St. Louis MO1———$4,953–$4,953
Tampa FL6$6,038$6,038$6,038$5,282–$10,426
Tennessee (statewide)19$3,138$3,338$3,693$2,567–$7,380
Texas (statewide)70$3,799$5,023$6,980$2,035–$20,580
Utah (statewide)6$3,003$3,374$3,576$2,947–$3,698
Virginia (statewide)16$8,642$10,872$12,599$6,341–$12,739
Washington (statewide)11$9,104$9,515$12,213$8,700–$17,846
Washington DC9$5,955$5,955$5,955$5,051–$6,750
West Virginia (statewide)8$5,300$5,684$11,261$3,602–$21,783
Wisconsin (statewide)28$6,640$9,760$9,760$1,656–$12,908

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Columbia St Mary'S Hospital Milwaukee CaWisconsin (statewide)$1,6560.5×22026-01-01
Clarinda Regional Health CenterIowa (statewide)$1,6860.5×12026-07-13
Akron Children'S HospitalOhio (statewide)$1,7170.6×12025-11-11
Henry Ford Health -St John HospitalDetroit MI$1,7430.5×12026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas RutherfordNashville TN$1,8690.6×12026-01-01
Oklahoma Spine HospitalOklahoma (statewide)$1,9860.6×12026-04-02
Ennis Regional Medical CenterTexas (statewide)$2,0350.6×12026-04-01
Upmc KanePennsylvania (statewide)$2,0450.6×22026-03-06
Upmc ColePennsylvania (statewide)$2,0690.7×12026-03-06
Phoenix Children'S HospitalArizona (statewide)$2,1040.6×42026-01-01
Yuma Regional Medical CenterArizona (statewide)$2,1080.6×22025-09-30
Covenant Medical CenterTexas (statewide)$2,1450.7×42026-05-15
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamGeorgia (statewide)$18,4636.4×12026-04-01
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$18,5635.4×12026-09-01
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$19,4066.0×12025-09-09
Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncIndiana (statewide)$20,3685.9×12026-09-01
Parkview Regional Medical CenterIndiana (statewide)$20,5805.9×12026-09-01
Parkview HospitalTexas (statewide)$20,5806.3×12026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$20,6364.9×32025-11-26
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.8×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.5×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.5×22026-04-01
Logan Regional Medical CenterWest Virginia (statewide)$21,7836.9×12026-04-01
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$22,0414.6×32026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

CPT 24358: Tennis Elbow Surgery

977 hospitals in 77 markets. National Medicare rate $3,343, surgery center $1,645.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)9$3,532$3,952$5,102$3,030–$10,380
Alaska (statewide)3———$1,896–$10,688
Arizona (statewide)8$3,050$5,319$6,401$2,104–$7,486
Arkansas (statewide)5$3,334$4,000$4,147$3,263–$4,485
Atlanta GA6$6,285$6,285$8,126$6,285–$8,740
Austin TX13$2,628$5,646$6,450$2,628–$7,164
Boston MA11$4,860$5,236$5,642$3,068–$6,591
California (statewide)51$5,978$9,573$12,278$2,892–$16,060
Charlotte NC5$3,857$3,857$3,857$3,805–$3,857
Chicago IL7$4,416$6,180$9,674$3,964–$10,219
Cleveland OH10$3,658$5,143$5,497$3,250–$6,748
Colorado (statewide)13$5,243$6,381$9,302$1,780–$11,229
Connecticut (statewide)1———$5,370–$5,370
Dallas-Fort Worth TX10$7,168$7,617$9,237$7,081–$14,496
Denver CO15$5,254$6,381$7,108$5,215–$9,494
Detroit MI7$2,874$3,812$5,792$1,743–$7,166
Florida (statewide)55$6,802$7,890$8,299$3,322–$13,097
Georgia (statewide)28$4,410$6,459$8,740$2,515–$21,198
Hawaii (statewide)2———$4,038–$4,231
Houston TX19$5,832$5,849$7,036$4,708–$9,302
Idaho (statewide)11$4,252$7,629$8,241$2,124–$9,807
Illinois (statewide)23$4,452$5,743$7,822$2,981–$10,219
Indiana (statewide)26$4,319$6,281$12,872$3,245–$20,580
Indianapolis IN1———$10,380–$10,380
Iowa (statewide)16$4,553$5,499$7,068$1,922–$9,929
Kansas (statewide)12$4,802$5,946$7,159$3,767–$10,688
Kentucky (statewide)15$3,610$4,264$4,984$1,845–$8,750
Las Vegas NV2———$3,141–$3,685
Los Angeles CA17$6,544$7,998$8,986$5,934–$20,636
Louisiana (statewide)24$3,372$4,830$5,703$2,737–$9,480
Maine (statewide)15$13,295$15,249$15,435$8,224–$19,406
Massachusetts (statewide)5$3,000$3,909$4,071$3,000–$4,694
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$6,058–$6,058
Michigan (statewide)18$3,260$3,774$4,427$1,829–$5,401
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN6$4,610$4,665$5,092$4,398–$6,984
Minnesota (statewide)11$7,241$9,106$10,716$4,504–$14,305
Mississippi (statewide)12$4,537$4,772$4,912$3,524–$8,923
Missouri (statewide)14$5,395$7,212$7,577$3,137–$10,703
Montana (statewide)3———$6,562–$9,713
Nashville TN8$4,166$4,635$5,154$1,869–$6,688
Nebraska (statewide)11$6,976$8,645$8,772$3,685–$18,020
Nevada (statewide)3———$3,502–$3,685
New Hampshire (statewide)6$7,173$9,995$11,260$5,488–$14,652
New Jersey (statewide)21$3,850$7,773$9,383$3,765–$12,670
New Mexico (statewide)5$6,517$10,057$10,154$3,424–$14,777
New York (statewide)29$3,114$5,759$7,206$2,163–$11,332
New York City8$3,114$5,074$7,620$3,105–$12,267
North Carolina (statewide)4———$5,102–$12,278
North Dakota (statewide)5$5,716$5,926$7,395$5,613–$7,705
Ohio (statewide)37$4,898$7,420$10,029$1,614–$12,576
Oklahoma (statewide)11$4,192$6,702$8,498$1,619–$14,374
Oregon (statewide)8$8,308$9,591$11,997$7,348–$14,924
Pennsylvania (statewide)25$6,420$8,195$11,226$2,274–$15,051
Philadelphia PA11$4,064$4,904$7,030$3,969–$13,220
Phoenix AZ8$3,065$3,828$4,814$3,065–$5,481
Pittsburgh PA5$6,588$6,788$7,106$5,882–$8,166
Portland OR9$13,320$13,320$13,575$13,078–$13,575
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$6,284–$11,949
Richmond VA3———$6,067–$8,042
Rio Grande Valley TX4———$4,219–$7,555
Salt Lake City UT9$3,576$3,698$3,698$2,947–$3,819
San Antonio TX3———$4,161–$5,849
San Diego CA6$7,154$7,154$7,223$7,154–$7,760
San Francisco Bay Area CA4———$7,323–$26,573
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$10,247$10,832$11,436$8,518–$12,938
South Carolina (statewide)18$8,953$12,408$15,012$5,125–$16,520
South Dakota (statewide)2———$4,761–$5,017
St. Louis MO5$6,188$6,188$6,188$6,188–$8,358
Tampa FL6$7,308$7,308$7,308$6,490–$10,426
Tennessee (statewide)22$3,117$3,658$4,356$2,520–$6,860
Texas (statewide)71$4,305$6,245$9,062$2,104–$20,580
Utah (statewide)6$3,003$3,374$3,576$2,947–$3,698
Virginia (statewide)19$9,532$11,089$13,700$7,481–$14,359
Washington (statewide)12$8,652$9,508$11,305$3,334–$17,714
Washington DC4———$6,246–$6,909
West Virginia (statewide)4———$2,830–$21,783
Wisconsin (statewide)36$6,392$9,894$9,894$1,888–$12,908

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Nationwide Children'S HospitalOhio (statewide)$1,6140.5×12026-04-01
Newman Memorial HospitalOklahoma (statewide)$1,6190.5×12026-07-10
Akron Children'S HospitalOhio (statewide)$1,7170.6×12025-11-11
Henry Ford Health -St John HospitalDetroit MI$1,7430.5×12026-01-01
Montrose Regional HealthColorado (statewide)$1,7800.5×12026-07-13
Oaklawn HospitalMichigan (statewide)$1,8290.6×22026-03-27
Jackson Purchase Medical CenterKentucky (statewide)$1,8450.6×12026-07-10
Ascension Saint Thomas RutherfordNashville TN$1,8690.6×12026-01-01
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusWisconsin (statewide)$1,8880.6×22026-01-01
Ascension Calumet HospitalWisconsin (statewide)$1,8880.6×22026-01-01
Alaska Native Medical CenterAlaska (statewide)$1,8960.5×12026-08-20
Ascension St Francis HospitalWisconsin (statewide)$1,8970.6×12026-01-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamGeorgia (statewide)$18,4636.4×12026-04-01
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$18,5635.4×12026-09-01
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$19,4066.0×12025-09-09
Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncIndiana (statewide)$20,3685.9×12026-09-01
Parkview Regional Medical CenterIndiana (statewide)$20,5805.9×12026-09-01
Parkview HospitalTexas (statewide)$20,5806.3×12026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles CA$20,6364.9×32025-11-26
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.8×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center BarrowGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.5×22026-04-01
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeorgia (statewide)$21,1986.5×22026-04-01
Logan Regional Medical CenterWest Virginia (statewide)$21,7836.9×12026-04-01
Stanford Health CareSan Francisco Bay Area CA$26,5735.5×32026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

Questions

How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for tennis elbow surgery?

Across 935 hospitals in 77 markets (metro areas and statewide) that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 24357, hospital outpatient is $6,252, 1.9× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $4,272 to $8,667. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.

What does Medicare pay for tennis elbow surgery?

Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 24357 is $3,343 and its surgery-center rate is $1,645, before local wage adjustment.

Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for tennis elbow surgery?

Lowest medians: Ascension Columbia St Mary'S Hospital Milwaukee Ca ($1,656), Clarinda Regional Health Center ($1,686), Akron Children'S Hospital ($1,717). Highest: Stanford Health Care ($22,041), Logan Regional Medical Center ($21,783), Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin ($21,198). Coverage: every hospital whose price file we could read.