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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Massachusetts 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 9 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$302$195 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$224 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,715Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $158 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $302

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
$251.19
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$309

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.