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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

South Dakota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$324 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$251 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,202Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $224 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $389

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
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
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
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$380

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.