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Plate Repair of a Broken Upper Arm Bone

Washington 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?

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $17,783.

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 $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $42,658
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,291

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
$1,122.02
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$42,657.95
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$24,547.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$20,892.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 41st of 50

$2,291

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.