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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

New Hampshire 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?

$1,554

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,554 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$141$102 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$120 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $69 to $2,512Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $69 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $141

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
$69.18
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 30th of 51

$1,554

$141 physician + $1,413 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.