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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Maryland 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $53.70.

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 $45 · 10th to 90th $32 to $95
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0professional $45

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $44.67 · 43rd 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.