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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Nebraska 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $11,482.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,995

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
$1,778.28
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$20,417.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 50

$7,244

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.