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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

California rates for MS-DRG 478

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC) cost?

$44,668

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44,668 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34,674 to $64,565.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44,668 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $87,096
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $44,668

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$114,815.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$89,125.09
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$74,131.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33,113.11
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$87,096.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$104,712.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$93,325.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 239.9 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

California· 13th of 51

$44,668

AK $66,069HI $275

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.