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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Muscle Biopsy, Superficial cost?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $117 to $9,772
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in Indiana 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 50

$1,259

IN $6,761WV $209

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.