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X-ray Of A Surgical Tissue Specimen

New Jersey 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$19.95 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$21.88 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $17 to $1,514Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $129professional $41

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
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$41.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
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
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 26th of 51

$40.74

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.