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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Arizona 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 5 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$257$166 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,349 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,623Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $257

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 25th of 51

$275

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.