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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Colorado 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?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $25,704.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,183 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $44,668Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,388
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $13,183professional $1,259

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$41,686.94
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12,882 · 4th 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.