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Needle Biopsy of the Kidney

Missouri rates for HCPCS 50200

This procedure collects a small sample of kidney tissue using a needle inserted through the skin, guided into the kidney to obtain the sample. The tissue is examined in a lab to help diagnose kidney disease or evaluate an abnormal finding.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of the Kidney cost?

$2,440

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$166 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,072 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,623Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $129 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $302

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
$288.40
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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

Missouri· 27th of 51

$2,440

$302 physician + $2,138 facility

CA $4,968DE $886

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.