Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR BIOPSY VERTEBRAL BODY OPEN LUMBAR/CERVICAL
Quincy, IL
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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $804 is 89% below the median hospital's median price ($7.0k), higher than 14% of the 1,537 hospitals reporting CPT 20251. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $430 | $430 | — | — | — | $430 – $430 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both | $437 | $437 | — | — | — | $437 – $437 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $437 | $437 | — | — | — | $437 – $437 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $677 | $677 | — | — | — | $677 – $677 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $689 | $689 | — | — | — | $689 – $689 |
| 6 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $690 | $690 | — | — | — | $690 – $690 |
| 7 | Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690 | $690 | — | — | — | $690 – $690 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $735 | $735 | — | — | — | $735 – $735 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $804 | $804 | — | — | — | $804 – $804 |
| 10 | Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $804 | $804 | — | — | — | $804 – $804 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $804 | $804 | — | — | — | $804 – $804 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $804 | $804 | — | — | — | $804 – $804 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 17 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 18 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $857 | $857 | — | — | — | $857 – $857 |
| 19 | Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 20 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 21 | Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
Last updated: Jun 8, 2026
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