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Needle Sampling Of A Lump Using CT Guidance

Maine rates for HCPCS 10009

A very thin needle is passed into a lump or abnormal area to draw out cells for examination under a microscope, with a CT scanner used to see the target and steer the needle to it. CT guidance is chosen for areas deep inside the body that other imaging cannot show clearly. This covers sampling of the first area, and each further area sampled at the same visit is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Sampling Of A Lump Using CT Guidance cost?

$380

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $575.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $107 to $741
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $380

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Maine· 44th of 51

$380

CA $2,512WV $200

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.