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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Alaska rates for HCPCS 24152

Removes a tumor at the upper end of the forearm bone on the thumb side, just below the elbow, taking a generous margin of surrounding bone and tissue so the growth is fully cleared. Reconstruction of the area may follow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 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$3,548$1,259 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,175 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,715Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $7,244
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $3,548

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $3,548 · 3rd of 51
CA $5,248KY $1,288

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.