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Needle Biopsy Of A Bone Close To The Skin's Surface

Vermont rates for HCPCS 20220

This is a procedure in which a needle is used to remove a small sample of bone tissue from a bone that sits close to the skin's surface, such as the hip bone, breastbone, or ribs, so it can be examined for diagnosis. It is done through the skin rather than through an open surgical incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of A Bone Close To The Skin's Surface cost?

$204

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $407.

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 $708 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,660Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $417
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $204

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$204

AK $447KY $141

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.