This covers taking a small tissue sample from a lump, mass, or other lesion using a needle, with the help of imaging guidance to precisely locate the area being sampled. It can be used for a lesion in many parts of the body, not only lymph nodes, to help find the cause of an abnormal finding such as infection, inflammation, or possible cancer. The sample is sent to a lab for detailed evaluation.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Image-Guided Needle Sampling Of A Lesion cost?
$302
Typical physician fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $447.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,047Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $537
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,318.26
Facility
Global
$354.81
$478.63
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
Professional
Global
$138.04
$275.42
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Facility
Global
$371.54
$524.81
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Professional
Global
$134.90
$245.47
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Professional
Global
$407.38
$407.38
$630.96
Where Minnesota sits
The same service costs 173.8 times more in California than in Mississippi. 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.