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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Indiana 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 October 2026.

How much does On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$24.55 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$50.12 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $40 to $692Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $71professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Nevada. 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$45.71

WI $112NV $34.67

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.