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Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder

Arizona rates for HCPCS 23065

Takes a small sample of soft tissue from just beneath the skin of the shoulder area so it can be examined in a laboratory. Only tissue near the surface is sampled, above the tough layer that wraps the muscles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder cost?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $275.

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

Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $148 to $537
$200$500$1Kprofessional $209

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$209

AK $513KY $186

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.