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Open Biopsy of a Chest-Area Spinal Bone

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 20250

This procedure surgically opens the skin and tissue to reach a vertebra, one of the bones of the spine, in the chest (thoracic) region, and removes a tissue sample directly from the bone. It is used to diagnose the cause of a suspicious spinal bone lesion, such as infection, cancer, or an unexplained fracture, when less invasive sampling has not given a clear answer. The incision is closed after the sample is taken.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of a Chest-Area Spinal Bone cost?

$2,277

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,277 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$457$380 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,230 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,802Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $347 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $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
$457.09
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 40th of 50

$2,277

$457 physician + $1,820 facility

IN $10,640WV $788

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.