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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Minnesota 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$468$309 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$676 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $257 to $4,677Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $224 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $468

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
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$479

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.