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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Texas 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $12,882.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $22,387
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,365

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
$3,715.35
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$34,673.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$50,118.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 31st of 50

$4,365

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.