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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Maryland 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?

$1,072

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $8,511.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $479 to $9,333Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,585
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $977

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
$478.63
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$8,128.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 50

$1,072

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.