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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Ohio 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?

$1,158

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,158 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$100 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$676 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,248Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $83 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $158

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
$549.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
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
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 38th of 51

$1,158

$158 physician + $1,000 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.