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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Ohio 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?

$2,303

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,303 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$115$81.28 to $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,202 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,467Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$190.55
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 14th of 51

$2,303

$115 physician + $2,188 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.