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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Colorado 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?

$10,715

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $25,119.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $43,652Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $10,965professional $1,288

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 7th of 50

$10,715

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.