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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (without CC/MCC)

Tennessee rates for MS-DRG 479

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (without CC/MCC) cost?

$25,704

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25,704 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17,783 to $37,154.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,704 · 10th to 90th $15,488 to $45,709
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $25,704

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
$37,153.52
Typical High
$45,708.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$31,622.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$66,069.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$38,904.51

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Tennessee· 32nd of 51

$25,704

NY $48,978NM $14,791

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.