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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,175 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,413 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $692 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $1,259

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$20,892.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 39th of 51

$1,349

AK $5,495TX $617

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.