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Strengthening A Weakened Upper Arm Bone

West Virginia 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?

$851

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $1,413.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,738
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $851

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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$35,481.34

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $851 · 49th 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.