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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

Iowa 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?

$29,512

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26,915 to $33,884.

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 $29,512 · 10th to 90th $23,442 to $42,658
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $29,512

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
$23,988.33
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$45,708.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$47,863.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$46,773.51

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in New York than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $29,512 · 37th of 51
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.