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Needle Biopsy Without Imaging, First Site

West 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 West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$75.86 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$57.54 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $58 to $1,230Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $52 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $102professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
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
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.33

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 40th 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.