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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $56.23.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $39 to $76
$50$100professional $44

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wyoming than in Alabama. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$43.65

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.