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Open Biopsy of a Chest-Area Spinal Bone

Oklahoma 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?

$4,874

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,874 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$407$372 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,549 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $9,120Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $339 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $407

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 18th of 50

$4,874

$407 physician + $4,467 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.