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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Louisiana 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 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 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$1,660$1,259 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,698 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,570
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,692professional $1,660

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
$794.33
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $1,862 · 20th 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.