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Surgical Biopsy Of A Deep Bone

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Surgical Biopsy Of A Deep Bone cost?

$2,969

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,969 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$355 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,122 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,370Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $316 to $741
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $457

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
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 14.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeLouisiana $2,969 · 38th of 50
IN $10,427WV $727

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.