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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample, First Site

West 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?

$2,470

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$126$72.44 to $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,698 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,090Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $59 to $158
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,344professional $126

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
$707.95
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
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
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$630.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93

Where West 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

West Virginia· 12th of 51

$2,470

$126 physician + $2,344 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.