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Muscle Biopsy, Superficial

Wyoming 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?

$2,013

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,013 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$209 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,445 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,820Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
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
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 12th of 51

$2,013

$275 physician + $1,738 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.