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Superficial Tissue Biopsy of the Shoulder

Michigan 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$240$209 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$174 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,549Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $178 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $240

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
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
12 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
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$240

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.