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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Deep Bone Needle Biopsy cost?

$1,316

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,316 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$224 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$708 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,169Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $182 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $316

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$630.96

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 40th of 51

$1,316

$316 physician + $1,000 facility

CO $4,353ND $853

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.