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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Kentucky 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?

$1,662

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,662 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$282$102 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$525 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,890Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $87 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $282

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
$109.65
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$891.25
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$1,662

$282 physician + $1,380 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.