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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Minnesota 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$2,754$2,042 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,291 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $11,749Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $2,754

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$27,542.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,818

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.