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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Idaho 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $105.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $49 to $117
$50$100professional $98

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$97.72

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.