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Setting A Broken Upper Arm Without Surgery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 24505

Realigns a break in the shaft of the upper arm bone by manipulating it back into position through the skin, then holding it with a brace, cast or splint, and sometimes traction, while it heals. No incision is made and no plate or rod is placed. Alignment is rechecked with X-rays over the following weeks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Setting A Broken Upper Arm Without Surgery cost?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $1,096.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,762Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $457 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $550

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
$489.78
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$550

CA $1,905DE $490

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.