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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $102 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$79.43 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$81.28 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $79 to $209Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $68 to $174
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $102

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 37th 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.