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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Michigan 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$1,349 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,692 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,738

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,905.46
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
13 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
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 23rd of 51

$1,778

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.