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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Arkansas 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$229$170 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$631 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,089Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $355
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $229

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
$190.55
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 33rd of 51

$263

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.