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Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$182 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$427 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,995Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$240

AK $759KY $170

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.