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Live X-ray Guidance For A Needle Procedure

Maryland rates for HCPCS 77002

Real-time X-ray imaging is used to help guide a needle to the exact right spot during another procedure, such as taking a tissue sample, draining fluid, or injecting medication. It is always billed together with the main procedure it is guiding, not on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th–90th $23$1480%20%10th90th$83Professionalmedian $89 · 10th–90th $26$2450%5%10th90th$89$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36