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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

Colorado rates for MS-DRG 478

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with CC

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$60,256

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60,256 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42,658 to $72,444.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60,256 · 10th to 90th $31,623 to $93,325
$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $60,256

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
$28,840.32
Median
$61,659.50
Typical High
$74,131.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$112,201.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$70,794.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$67,608.30

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in New York 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$60,256

NY $64,565NM $19,953

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.