Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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21550,RT BIOPSY OF NECK/CHEST
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $442 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 12% of the 2,086 hospitals reporting CPT 21550. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 26 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $191 | $166 | $41 | 24% | — | $117 – $210 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $213 | $185 | $45 | 24% | — | $130 – $234 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $218 | $189 | $46 | 24% | — | $133 – $239 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $218 | $189 | $46 | 24% | — | $133 – $239 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $218 | $189 | $46 | 24% | — | $133 – $239 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $218 | $189 | $46 | 24% | — | $133 – $239 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $268 | $233 | $57 | 24% | — | $164 – $295 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $268 | $233 | $57 | 24% | — | $164 – $295 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $281 | $245 | $60 | 24% | — | $172 – $309 |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $481 | $419 | $102 | 24% | — | $294 – $529 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $481 | $419 | $102 | 24% | — | $294 – $529 |
| 12 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $517 | $450 | $110 | 24% | — | $316 – $568 |
| 13 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $517 | $450 | $110 | 24% | — | $316 – $568 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 15 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 17 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 18 | Humana node humana choicecare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 19 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 20 | Caresource node caresource mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 21 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 22 | Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 23 | Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 24 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 25 | Anthem anthem in healthsync facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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