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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Indiana 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 October 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$155 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$955 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,318Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $138 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $178

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
6 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
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$200

AK $759KY $170

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.