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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 24498

Places metal such as a rod, plate, pins, or wires, sometimes together with bone cement, into the shaft of the humerus, the long bone of the upper arm, to support it before it breaks. It is used when a tumor or other disease has weakened the bone and a fracture looks likely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone cost?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $4,266.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,715
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 35.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,778 · 41st of 50
IN $30,200ND $851

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.