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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Michigan 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $64.57.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $83
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $50

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
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $50.12 · 28th 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.