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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 July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$1,698$1,230 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,074 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,818
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,698

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $1,738 · 26th 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.