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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 July 2026.

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

$102

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $141.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $58 to $170
$50$100$200professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 48th of 51

$102

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.