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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Tennessee 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $64.57.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $32 to $102
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $47

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
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $46.77 · 37th 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.