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Open Biopsy of a Chest-Area Spinal Bone

Nebraska 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?

$8,546

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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$603$347 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$5,754 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $646 to $14,454Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,089
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $603

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 2nd of 50

$8,546

$603 physician + $7,943 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.