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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88172

When a fine needle is used to collect cells from a lump or lesion, a specialist can examine the sample immediately while the patient is still present to confirm that enough material was collected to make a diagnosis. This on-the-spot check helps avoid the need to repeat the needle sampling on a separate visit if the first attempt didn't collect enough material.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $234 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$57.54 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$57.54 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $58 to $339Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $36 to $245
$50$100$200facility $234professional $76

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Nevada. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$95.50

WI $112NV $34.67

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.