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Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder

Illinois 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 October 2026.

How much does Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$182 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$324 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,311Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $224

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
$223.87
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
6 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
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$224

AK $646FL $174

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.