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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Minnesota 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?

$877

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $877 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $575 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$302$200 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$575$214 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,169Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $141 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $302

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
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 45th of 51

$877

$302 physician + $575 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.