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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

South Carolina 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$229$170 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$537 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,762Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $51 to $339
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $229

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
$186.21
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
8 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
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$240

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.