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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Utah 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $61.66.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $28 to $81
$20$50$100professional $45

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
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$44.67

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.