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Surgical Biopsy Of A Deep Bone

Iowa 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?

$3,140

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,140 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$631 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,230 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,244Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $741

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
$602.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
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
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$3,140

$741 physician + $2,399 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.