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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

Virginia 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?

$38,905

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28,840 to $48,978.

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 $38,905 · 10th to 90th $20,893 to $60,256
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $38,905

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
$27,542.29
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$51,286.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$61,659.50
CareFirst
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$44,668.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$60,255.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$46,773.51
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$50,118.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$81,283.05

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 21st of 51

$38,905

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.