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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Louisiana 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $70.79.

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 $59 · 10th to 90th $34 to $112
$50$100$200professional $59

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
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$58.88

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.