go back

Biopsy Of Soft Tissue In The Neck Or Chest Wall

Wyoming 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$457$302 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,445 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,820Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $257 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $457

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
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
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$457

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.