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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Illinois 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?

$1,619

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$174$120 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,023 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,890Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $95 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $174

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
$218.78
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
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
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 18th of 51

$1,619

$174 physician + $1,445 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.