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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Illinois 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $66.07.

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 $49 · 10th to 90th $37 to $91
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $49

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $48.98 · 29th 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.