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Heart Muscle Biopsy

Washington 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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $295 to $12,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$13,803.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41