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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 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 $3,631 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,259 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,514 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,380

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
$831.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
11 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
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$691.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$1,380

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.