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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Missouri 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $87.10.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $32 to $112
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $55

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
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$46.77
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
$72.44
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $54.95 · 20th 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.