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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 October 2026.

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

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$43.65 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$50.12 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $16 to $107Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $479
$20$50$100$200$500facility $60professional $62

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
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 21st of 51

$60.26

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.