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Removing Diseased Bone at the Elbow End of the Radius

Arizona rates for HCPCS 24136

Shaves or scoops away a section of diseased bone at the upper end of the forearm bone on the thumb side, where it forms part of the elbow joint. It is done most often for a bone infection, taking out dead and infected bone so antibiotics and healing can work. The remaining healthy bone is left in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing Diseased Bone at the Elbow End of the Radius cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$589 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,042 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $977 to $6,761Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Arizona· 28th of 51

$891

CA $3,981DE $631

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.