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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

California rates for HCPCS 24515

Fixes a break in the shaft of the humerus, the long bone between the shoulder and the elbow, through an incision. The broken ends are lined back up and held with a metal plate and screws, sometimes with a wire loop passed around the bone. It is used when the break will not hold a good position in a brace or cast.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $18,621Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,995
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $977

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
$3,467.37
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$50,118.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 9th of 50

$9,120

IN $27,542ND $871

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.