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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Oregon 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$282 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$389 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,266Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $380

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
13 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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$389

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.