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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Oregon 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$100 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$115 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $91 to $316Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $148

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$148

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.