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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Maine 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$75.86 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$166 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $71 to $708Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $51 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $501professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$102

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.