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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Florida 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?

$8,128

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $12,023.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $17,378
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,128

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
$933.25
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Florida 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.

Florida $8,128 · 9th 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.