From 6 April 201 6, if you employ apprentices under the age of 25 you may no longer need to pay employer Class 1 secondary National Insurance contributions (NICs) for them.
For patients not covered by health insurance, the cost of a liver biopsy ranges from $2,000 to $7,000 or more. For patients not covered by health insurance, the cost of a kidney biopsy ranges from $3,000 to $10,000. A biopsy would be considered medically necessary when ordered by a doctor and would almost always be covered by health insurance.
1 If it is necessary to take a biopsy, that would add a procedure cost and laboratory cost to the final bill. 2  This could add as much as several thousand dollars to the cost. 3  For example, at Good Samaritan Hospital in California, a biopsy adds $1,100-$4,800. For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs typically include an office visit copay and coinsurance of 10% to 50% for the procedure. 2  Depending on the insurance, the cost could reach $1,000 or more.