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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Tennessee 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$107$77.62 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$178 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,995Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $58 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $107

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
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
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$132

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.