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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Kentucky 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$93.33$63.10 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$69.18 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,479Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $52 to $162
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $93professional $93

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
$46.77
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$93.33

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.