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X-ray Of A Surgical Tissue Specimen

Rhode Island 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$45.71$19.05 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$661 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,288Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $19 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $46

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 (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$51.29

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.