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CT-Guided Needle Placement

Montana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $245.

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 $178 · 10th to 90th $132 to $575
$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana $178 · 23rd 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.