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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Rhode Island 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?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $617.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,710Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $105 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $331

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Montana. 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$331

CA $794MT $234

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.