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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Arkansas 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $69.18.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $36 to $95
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $49

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
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $48.98 · 30th 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.