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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

How much does On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$53.70 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$107 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $51 to $631Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $45 to $479
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $91

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$48.98

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Nevada. 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$100

WI $112NV $34.67

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.