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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Oklahoma 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?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $13,804.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $19,055
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,318

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $8,318 · 8th 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.