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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Alabama 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $57.54.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $34 to $58
$50$100professional $41

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
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wyoming than in Alabama. 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$40.74

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.