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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Indiana 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$57.54 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$575 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $102 to $8,318Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $47 to $162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $85

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
$60.26
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$107

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.