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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Massachusetts 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$245 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$209 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,311Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $178 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $363

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
$537.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
7 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
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$363

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.