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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

Vermont 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?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $174.

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 $955 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,047Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $71 to $240
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $955professional $148

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 41st of 51

$148

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.