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Heart Muscle Biopsy

California rates for HCPCS 93505

A small sample of heart muscle is taken from inside the heart so it can be examined under a microscope. A thin catheter with tiny jaws on its tip is guided through a vein into a heart chamber and several pinhead-sized pieces of the inner wall are collected. It is used mainly to check for rejection after a heart transplant, or to find the cause of otherwise unexplained heart muscle disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th–90th $229$1,3800%50%10th90th$245Professionalmedian $275 · 10th–90th $186$5250%10%10th90th$275$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09