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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Massachusetts 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,514 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,585 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,710Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $8,913
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $2,042

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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,754.40
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$2,089

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.