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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Kentucky 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$1,175$1,047 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,630 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,042
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,074professional $1,175

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
$616.60
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $1,288 · 51st 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.