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X-ray Of A Surgical Tissue Specimen

Delaware rates for HCPCS 76098

This service takes an X-ray image of a tissue sample immediately after it has been surgically removed, most often during a biopsy for a suspicious breast finding. Imaging the specimen right away helps confirm that the area of concern, such as a cluster of calcifications, was actually captured within the removed tissue before the patient leaves the procedure. This immediate confirmation can help avoid the need for a repeat procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Of A Surgical Tissue Specimen cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$16.98 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$39.81 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $39 to $794Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500facility $69professional $28

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
3 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
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$27.54

AK $123NY $13.18

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.