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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$151$105 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$97.72 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $224Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $126professional $151

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
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$229.09
5 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
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$10.00

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th 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.