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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Georgia 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $9,120.

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 $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,175

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
$1,513.56
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$12,022.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 50

$5,495

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.