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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$105

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,074Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $54 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $102

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
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$105

CA $324DE $91.20

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.