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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

Louisiana 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?

$23,988

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23,988 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18,621 to $31,623.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23,988 · 10th to 90th $15,488 to $38,019
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $23,988

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
$15,488.17
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$35,481.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$40,738.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$39,810.72

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $23,988 · 44th 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.