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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Illinois 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$138$126 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$398 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $468Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $269
$100$200$500facility $398professional $138

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$165.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$138

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.