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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Alaska rates for HCPCS 20240

This procedure surgically opens the skin to remove a small sample of bone tissue from a bone that lies close to the surface of the body, such as one in the wrist, ankle, or lower leg, rather than a bone deep within the body. The sample is examined under a microscope to help diagnose conditions such as infection, tumors, or other bone disease. It's more involved than a needle biopsy but less involved than accessing a deep bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface cost?

$752

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $752 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $389 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$363$204 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$389$257 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,607Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $138 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $389professional $363

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
$478.63
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 34.2 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Alaska· 44th of 50

$752

$363 physician + $389 facility

ME $10,423MD $305

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.