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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Vermont 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $63.10.

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 $55 · 10th to 90th $44 to $74
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $55

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
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $54.95 · 22nd 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.