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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 July 2026.

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

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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 6 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$3,236$2,344 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$3,715 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,012
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $3,236

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,232.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $3,236 · 4th 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.