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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Virginia 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?

$1,450

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,450 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$83.18 to $174
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$282 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,129Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $72 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $132

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
$141.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 34th of 51

$1,450

$132 physician + $1,318 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.