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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Georgia rates for HCPCS 20225

This procedure collects a small sample of bone tissue from a deeper location in the body, such as a vertebra or the thigh bone, using a needle passed through the skin. The sample is sent to a lab to help diagnose conditions such as infection, tumor, or unexplained bone changes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Bone Needle Biopsy cost?

$3,822

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,822 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$162 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,622 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $871 to $6,457Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $355

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
$426.58
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 12.4 times more in California than in Maryland. 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

Georgia· 15th of 51

$3,822

$355 physician + $3,467 facility

CA $5,995MD $482

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.