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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 July 2026.

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

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 9 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$1,259 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,512 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,089
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $1,413 · 41st 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.