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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

North Dakota 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?

$853

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $853 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$240 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$182 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,288Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $178 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $427

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
$131.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
8 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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 51st of 51

$853

$427 physician + $427 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.