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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Nevada 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 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$240$162 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$355 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,888Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $148 to $871
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $240

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
$147.91
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 37th of 51

$257

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.