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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Colorado 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $74.13.

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 $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $178
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $45

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
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $44.67 · 41st 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.