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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Indiana 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?

$2,792

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,792 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$162$102 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$977 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $162

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
$87.10
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
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
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 5th of 51

$2,792

$162 physician + $2,630 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.