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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Montana 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?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $1,698.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $39,811
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $1,549

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
$14,125.38
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 50

$1,549

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.