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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Oregon 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 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$347$251 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$331 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,129Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $162 to $692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $501professional $347

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
$380.19
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$380

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.