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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

New York 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?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $10,965.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $14,791
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $6,457

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,162.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,595.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where New York 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.

New York $6,457 · 15th 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.