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Open Biopsy Of A Bone Near The Skin Surface

Wyoming 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?

$2,821

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,821 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$141 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$2,455 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $10,965Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $191

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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 30th of 50

$2,821

$191 physician + $2,630 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.