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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

South Dakota 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $41 to $115
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $91

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $91.20 · 5th 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.