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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Indiana 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?

$2,683

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,683 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $112 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$112$70.79 to $155
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,349 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,495Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $62 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $112

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
$114.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 11th of 51

$2,683

$112 physician + $2,570 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.