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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 July 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 4 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$282$229 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,380 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,370Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,981professional $282

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 18th of 51

$295

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.