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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

Virginia 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$97.72$63.10 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$100 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $63 to $3,802Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $54 to $174
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $380professional $98

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
$77.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
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
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$102

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.