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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Indiana 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$126$117 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$63.10 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $49 to $195Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $71 to $195
$50$100$200facility $107professional $126

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
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$126

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.