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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Minnesota 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$447$295 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$263 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,020Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $219 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $447

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
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$457

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.