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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Missouri 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?

$1,704

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,704 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$191$115 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$724 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $98 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $191

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
$229.09
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
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
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 14th of 51

$1,704

$191 physician + $1,514 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.