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Deep Bone Needle Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$1,741

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,741 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$295$135 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$562 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,623Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $120 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $295

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
$147.91
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
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
$60.26
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$1,741

$295 physician + $1,445 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.