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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Colorado 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?

$4,480

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,480 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$129 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $646 to $8,511Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $102 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $214

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
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
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,480

$214 physician + $4,266 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.