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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Iowa 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$316 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$407 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,012Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $257 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $417

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
$407.38
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
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
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$437

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.