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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 July 2026.

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

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $105.

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 $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $166
$50.0$100.0professional $81

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
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$63.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$66.07

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $81.28 · 8th 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.