go back

Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Maine 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?

$1,445

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$186$117 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$933 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,862Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $107 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $186

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
10 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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92

Where Maine 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

Maine· 27th of 51

$1,445

$186 physician + $1,259 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.