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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Texas 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$25.12 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$34.67 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $35 to $741Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $6 to $479
$5$20$100$500facility $166professional $39

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
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Health Smart
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$31.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 48th of 51

$44.67

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.