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Removal of a Cyst or Benign Growth in the Upper Arm Bone

Virginia rates for HCPCS 24110

Removes or scrapes out a cyst or a non-cancerous growth from the humerus, the long bone of the upper arm. The surgeon opens over the affected part of the bone and clears the abnormal tissue from inside it. It is done when the growth causes pain, or has thinned the bone enough to put it at risk of breaking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Cyst or Benign Growth in the Upper Arm Bone cost?

$3,897

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,897 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$603 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,288 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,550Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alabama than in Montana. 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$3,897

$661 physician + $3,236 facility

AL $7,148MT $1,932

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.