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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$120$79.43 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$182 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $117 to $234Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $43 to $251
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $120

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
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
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
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
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
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th 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.