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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Mississippi 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $93.33.

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 $68 · 10th to 90th $41 to $100
$50$100professional $68

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
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$67.61

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.