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.
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Biopsy vrt bdy open lmbr/crv
Isle, ME
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The Aroostook Medical Center’s median price of $318 is 95% below the median hospital's median price ($7.0k), higher than 2% 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: 5 payers, 16 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 | Anthem mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $187 | $187 | $125 | 67% | — | $62 – $312 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $191 | $191 | $127 | 67% | — | $64 – $318 |
| 3 | WellCare mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $191 | $191 | $127 | 67% | — | $64 – $318 |
| 4 | Aetna mcr advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $256 | $256 | $171 | 67% | — | $85 – $427 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $328 | $328 | $218 | 67% | — | $109 – $546 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $339 | $339 | $226 | 67% | — | $113 – $566 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $433 | $433 | $289 | 67% | — | $144 – $722 |
| 8 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $825 | $825 | — | — | — | $825 – $825 |
| 9 | Anthem enhanced pathways professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $825 | $825 | — | — | — | $825 – $825 |
| 10 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 11 | Anthem mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 13 | WellCare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 14 | Anthem enhanced pathways facility · case rate · outpatient | $25.7k | $25.7k | — | — | — | $25.7k – $25.7k |
| 15 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $32.9k | $32.9k | — | — | — | $32.9k – $32.9k |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $38.7k | $38.7k | — | — | — | $38.7k – $38.7k |
Last updated: Mar 30, 2026
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