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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

North Carolina 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$1,380$1,148 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,318 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $1,380

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
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$1,380

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.