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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Tennessee 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$288$204 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$589 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,818Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,862
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $288

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
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
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 11th of 51

$316

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.