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Needle Biopsy of the Liver

California rates for HCPCS 47000

A provider inserts a thin needle through the skin and into the liver to remove a small sample of liver tissue for laboratory examination. It's used to help diagnose the cause of abnormal liver tests, liver disease, or a mass found on imaging. Imaging guidance, such as ultrasound, is often used to help position the needle accurately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of the Liver cost?

$4,263

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,263 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$105 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,455 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $324 to $12,023Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $87 to $955
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $282

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
$933.25
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,047.13
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Connecticut than in New Mexico. 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

California· 4th of 51

$4,263

$282 physician + $3,981 facility

CT $4,548NM $601

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.