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Surface Tissue Biopsy of the Upper Arm or Elbow

Utah 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$186$141 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$355 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $234 to $4,677Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $27 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $186

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
$234.42
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
7 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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$186

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.