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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

New Hampshire 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$1,995$1,585 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,630 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$2,089

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.