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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Nevada 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$33.88$23.44 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$25.12 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $22 to $186Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $63professional $34

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$144.54

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 51st of 51

$34.67

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.