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X-ray Of A Surgical Tissue Specimen

New Mexico 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$28.18$17.78 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$550 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $29 to $3,020Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $60
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $1,778professional $28

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
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
2 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
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 45th of 51

$29.51

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.