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Unlisted Bone, Joint or Muscle Procedure

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 20999

Covers a bone, joint, muscle or tendon procedure that does not match any standard named service. The surgeon submits a written description of exactly what was done and why. Because it stands in for many different operations, what it covers varies from one case to the next.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Bone, Joint or Muscle Procedure cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $437 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,023 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$331 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,585Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,890
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $2,455

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Minnesota· 39th of 51

$437

AK $4,677MT $79.43

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.