go back

Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Oregon 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?

$1,698

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $1,950.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,089
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $1,738

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
$2,187.76
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$38,904.51

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $1,698 · 42nd 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.