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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 July 2026.

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

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $204.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $44 to $240
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $87

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
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wyoming than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $87.10 · 7th of 51
WY $107AL $40.74

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.