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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Mississippi 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$110$81.28 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$89.13 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,072Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $55 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $110

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
$83.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$123

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.