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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Alabama 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 4 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$245$158 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,096 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,266Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $135 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $245

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$251

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.