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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

South Carolina 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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$1,349$1,230 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$2,042 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,344
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9,772professional $1,349

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
$1,548.82
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $1,549 · 35th 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.