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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

New Mexico 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$112$77.62 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$151 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,000Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $65 to $204
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $309professional $112

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
$52.48
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$120

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.