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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Illinois 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $7,762.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,169
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $1,514

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
$1,023.29
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 36th of 50

$3,715

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.