go back

Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

North Carolina 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$380$251 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$661 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,455Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $170 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $380

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
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
8 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
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$380

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.