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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Alaska rates for HCPCS 20200

Takes a small sample of muscle through a short incision so it can be examined in the laboratory. The sample is taken from a muscle lying close to the surface. It is used to look for the cause of muscle weakness, pain or wasting, such as inflammation, an inherited muscle disease, or a problem with how muscle produces energy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Muscle Biopsy, Superficial cost?

$2,256

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$275 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,175 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,079Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 10th of 51

$2,256

$437 physician + $1,820 facility

CO $4,480WV $407

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.