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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Oklahoma 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 5 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 $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,000 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $275 to $4,898Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$275.42
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 9th of 51

$339

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.