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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$251$182 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$977 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $240 to $3,981Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $145 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $251

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
$239.88
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th 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.