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Surgical Biopsy Of A Deep Bone

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 20245

This procedure surgically opens tissue to reach and remove a sample from a deep bone, such as a long bone in the arm, leg, or pelvis, for laboratory examination. It requires a more involved surgical approach than sampling a bone closer to the skin surface, because of how far the bone sits beneath overlying muscle and tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Biopsy Of A Deep Bone cost?

$1,891

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$479$363 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,631Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

Arkansas· 44th of 51

$1,891

$479 physician + $1,413 facility

OK $6,602MT $1,074

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.