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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

South Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$79.43 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$170 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,096Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $60 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $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
$60.26
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
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
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$117

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.