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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Georgia 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $91.20.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $120
$20$50$100professional $54

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
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$89.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 26th of 51

$53.70

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.