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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Kansas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$245$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$661 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,413Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $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
$338.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 32nd of 51

$269

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.