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Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder

Louisiana 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$204 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$234 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,631Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $257

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
$331.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
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
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$257

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.