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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$2,039

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,039 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$490$295 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,047 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $275 to $4,898Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,318
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,549professional $490

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
$128.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 12.4 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMinnesota $2,039 · 34th of 51
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.