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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Maine 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?

$120

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $72 to $4,467Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $65 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $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
$72.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 49th of 51

$120

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.