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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21550

This procedure takes a tissue sample from soft tissue, such as muscle or fat, in the neck or chest wall area. It is used to help diagnose a lump, mass, or other abnormal area of tissue found on exam or imaging.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall cost?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $372 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$251 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$240 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,778Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $372professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$468

CA $871KY $209

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.