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CT-Guided Needle Placement

Maine rates for HCPCS 77012

This is the use of CT scanning to guide a needle precisely to a target inside the body during a procedure such as a biopsy, fluid drainage, or injection. It provides cross-sectional imaging in real time so the clinician can confirm the needle is positioned accurately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CT-Guided Needle Placement cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $219.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $129 to $324
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $174 · 30th of 51
AK $331WV $141

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.