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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Massachusetts 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $5,370.

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 $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $13,804
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 34th of 50

$3,802

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.