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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Minnesota 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $12,303.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $38,019
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,129

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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$33,113.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $5,129 · 21st 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.