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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Mississippi 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$251$162 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$339 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,089Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $138 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $251

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
$138.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 41st of 51

$251

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.