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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Nevada 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?

$1,853

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,853 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$155$100 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$912 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,981Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $71 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $155

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
$125.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 22nd of 51

$1,853

$155 physician + $1,698 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.