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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Maine 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $102.

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 $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $145
$20$50$100professional $74

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
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 9th of 51

$74.13

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.