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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Mississippi 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?

$1,513

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,513 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$195$129 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$724 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $309 to $4,786Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $195

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
$128.82
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 42nd of 50

$1,513

$195 physician + $1,318 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.