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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Nevada 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?

$1,488

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,488 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$170$97.72 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$724 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,467Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $89 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $170

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
$100.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
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
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 24th of 51

$1,488

$170 physician + $1,318 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.