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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 October 2026.

How much does Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone cost?

$7,161

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,161 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$741 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,692 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $15,136Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.5 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 25th of 51

$7,161

$851 physician + $6,310 facility

AK $19,036HI $2,542

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.