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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Nevada 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?

$2,438

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$200$141 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,950 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $135 to $7,413Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $427
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $200

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
$134.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 36th of 50

$2,438

$200 physician + $2,239 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.