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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Iowa 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $6,761.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,622

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$32,359.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 30th of 50

$4,365

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.