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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Georgia 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?

$1,090

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$219$132 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$646 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,571Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $95 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $219

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
$95.50
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
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
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 40th of 51

$1,090

$219 physician + $871 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.