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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Utah 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?

$2,852

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,852 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$204 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$832 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,786Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $145 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $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
$162.18
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
5 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
$134.90
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18

Where Utah 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

Utah· 5th of 51

$2,852

$282 physician + $2,570 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.