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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Idaho 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$83.18 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$83.18 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,047Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $71 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $112

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
18 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
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$126

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.