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Open Biopsy of a Chest-Area Spinal Bone

Minnesota 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?

$3,884

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,884 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$708 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,072 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $646 to $11,749Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $933

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$23,442.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 31st of 50

$3,884

$933 physician + $2,951 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.