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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Arizona 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 Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $63.10.

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 $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91
$0.1$1.0$10.0$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
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $48.98 · 32nd 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.