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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Georgia 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$245$214 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$417 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,266Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $245

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
$239.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$275

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.