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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Florida rates for HCPCS 24065

Takes a sample of soft tissue lying just under the skin of the upper arm or elbow area, above the firm layer that wraps the muscle, so it can be examined under a microscope. It is used to find out what a lump or thickened area is. It is usually done with local anesthetic through a small incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$135 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$288 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,166Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $98 to $295
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $550professional $182

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
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
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78

Where Florida sits

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

Florida· 48th of 51

$195

AK $692UT $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.