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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Oregon 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$56.23 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$43.65 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $35 to $145Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $44 to $166
$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $98

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
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th of 51

$69.18

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.