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On-The-Spot Check Of A Needle Biopsy Sample

Wyoming 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $166.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $69 to $166
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $107

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
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$114.82
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
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$41.69

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $107 · 1st 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.