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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Minnesota 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $162.

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 $107 · 10th to 90th $49 to $209
$50$100$200professional $107

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$407.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$107

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.