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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 July 2026.

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

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $74.13.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $47 to $79
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $55

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
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
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
$27.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $54.95 · 21st 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.