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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Nevada 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $5,888.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $832 to $13,183Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $7 to $1,479
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $832

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
$831.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $2,570 · 36th 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.