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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Nebraska 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?

$4,795

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,795 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$224$178 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $324 to $13,490Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $129 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $224

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 13th of 50

$4,795

$224 physician + $4,571 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.