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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Connecticut 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?

$3,426

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,426 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$115$91.20 to $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,138 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,079Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $65 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $115

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,426

$115 physician + $3,311 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.