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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

New Jersey 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$158 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,047 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,457Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $138 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $229

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
$162.18
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
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
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$234

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.