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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Florida 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?

$2,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$117$77.62 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,000 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,607Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $117

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
$630.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04

Where Florida 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

Florida· 15th of 51

$2,159

$117 physician + $2,042 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.