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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Montana 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $95.50.

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 $87 · 10th to 90th $54 to $115
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $87

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana $87.10 · 6th 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.