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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Colorado rates for HCPCS 10021

This is a fine-needle biopsy in which a thin needle is used to draw out a small sample of cells from a lump or area of concern for laboratory analysis, done by feel rather than with the help of ultrasound or other imaging. It covers the first site sampled during a visit. Additional sites, if sampled, are handled separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$115$81.28 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$479 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,129Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $214
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $115

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
$87.10
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
5 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
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$138

AK $257PA $93.33

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.