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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Nebraska 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$282$209 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,023 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,244Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $145 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $282

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
$239.88
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
6 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
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$302

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.