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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Nebraska 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$2,089$1,230 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,244
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,089

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$2,455

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.