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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

South Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$229$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$309 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $195 to $9,772Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $229

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
$302.00
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$263

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.