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Needle Sampling Of Each Additional Lesion With MRI

Montana rates for HCPCS 10012

Takes a sample from one more lesion with a thin needle during the same visit. It is performed alongside the first lesion sampled and charged in addition to it. The MRI guidance used to place the needle is part of this service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Sampling Of Each Additional Lesion With MRI cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$288$288 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$288 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $200 to $389Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $214 to $437
$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $288

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Oklahoma than in 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$288

OK $1,000VA $138

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.