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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

South 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?

$11,220

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $19,498.

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 $11,220 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,220

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
$1,000.00
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$32,359.37

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 50

$11,220

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.