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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Illinois 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?

$1,950

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $5,129.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,802
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,479

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
$891.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $1,950 · 38th 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.