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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

North Carolina 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?

$1,191

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,191 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$174 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$631 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $417 to $3,311Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $214

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
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
7 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
$45.71
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$1,191

$214 physician + $977 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.