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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Colorado rates for HCPCS 10005

A thin needle is used to draw out cells from a lump or abnormal area for lab testing, guided by real-time ultrasound imaging to make sure the needle reaches the right spot. This covers the first site sampled during the visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site cost?

$2,823

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,823 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$77.62 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,096 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $186 to $5,888Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $71 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $132

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
$229.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 10.8 times more in California than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 7th of 51

$2,823

$132 physician + $2,692 facility

CA $3,950MT $366

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.