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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Iowa 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 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 8 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$158$117 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$151 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $117 to $776Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $89 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $158

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 51

$158

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.