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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Massachusetts 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $129.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $38 to $182
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $71

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
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$87.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$478.63
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $70.79 · 13th 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.