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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

North Carolina 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $16,982.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $871 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$26,302.68
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 50

$6,166

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.