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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Oklahoma 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $69.18.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $52

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$100.00

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $52.48 · 27th 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.