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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Indiana 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$200$162 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$513 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $316 to $8,318Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $145 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $200

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
$151.36
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
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
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$224

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.