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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Rhode Island 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?

$112

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $186.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,365Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $56 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $100

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
$588.84
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$112

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.