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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Florida 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?

$1,440

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$87.10 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$708 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,026Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $71 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $151

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
$177.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
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
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95

Where Florida 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

Florida· 28th of 51

$1,440

$151 physician + $1,288 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.