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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

Washington 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $13,490.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $35,481
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,138

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
$1,096.48
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$26,302.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$22,387.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,888.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where Washington 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.

Washington $2,138 · 37th 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.