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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 July 2026.

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

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $91.20.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $112
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $54

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
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $53.70 · 25th 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.