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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Minnesota 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?

$893

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$331$240 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$389 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $263 to $8,511Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $525
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $562professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 43rd of 50

$893

$331 physician + $562 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.