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Additional Needle Biopsy Sample with CT Guidance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 10010

This add-on procedure covers taking a fine-needle sample from an additional lump or area of concern using CT scan images to guide the needle to the right spot, during the same visit as a first CT-guided needle biopsy. A thin needle draws out a small sample of cells for examination under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Additional Needle Biopsy Sample with CT Guidance cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$174 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$117 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,862Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $100 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $257professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Nebraska. 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$257

OK $575NE $129

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.