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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Washington, DC 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?

$141

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $1,698.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,162Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $72 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $135

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
$141.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$141

OK $617RI $112

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.