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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

New Hampshire 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$295$204 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$912 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,913Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $162 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $295

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
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 16th of 51

$302

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.