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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88173

This is the laboratory service in which a pathologist examines cells collected during a fine-needle aspiration, a procedure where a thin needle draws a small sample of cells from a lump or area of concern. The pathologist interprets what is seen under the microscope and issues a written report.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$117 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$126 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $115 to $603Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $117 to $676
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $263

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in South Dakota than in Oklahoma. 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.

Alaska· 12th of 51

$204

SD $380OK $110

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.