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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $83.18.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $115
$20$50$100$200professional $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
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$186.21
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$186.21
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
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$64.57
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 24th 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.