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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Nevada 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$204$162 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$427 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,365Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $204

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
$169.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
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
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 45th of 51

$219

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.