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Surgery for a Broken Elbow End of the Arm Bone

Montana rates for HCPCS 24579

Repairs a break at one of the bony prominences at the lower end of the upper arm bone, at the elbow, through an incision. The fragment is lifted back into its correct position under direct view and held with screws, pins or a plate. It is used when the piece has shifted or the elbow is unstable, since a break here can affect how the joint moves and how nearby nerves sit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgery for a Broken Elbow End of the Arm Bone cost?

$2,698

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,698 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$871 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$1,318 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,413
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$30,902.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.4 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 50th of 51

$2,698

$1,349 physician + $1,349 facility

AK $21,171HI $2,517

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.