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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Hawaii 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $87.10.

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 $71 · 10th to 90th $56 to $100
$50.0$100.0professional $71

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $70.79 · 12th 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.