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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Colorado 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $12,882 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 7 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$1,380$1,349 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,882$3,548 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $35,481Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,467
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $12,882professional $1,380

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $2,291 · 10th 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.