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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Kansas 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$52.48 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$54.95 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $55 to $87Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $479
$20$50$100$200$500facility $59professional $74

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
$13.18
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 27th of 51

$58.88

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.