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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

Rhode Island 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$1,349 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,138 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $1,622

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
3 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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$1,622

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.