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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Nebraska 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 July 2026.

How much does Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $151 to $912
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $302 · 11th of 51
AK $550KY $204

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.