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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Oklahoma 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$195 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$525 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $234 to $4,571Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $263

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 17th of 51

$302

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.