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Wide Removal of a Tumor Near the Elbow

West Virginia 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 4 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$1,318$1,202 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,318 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,138Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,660
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,318professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $1,318 · 50th 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.