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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Minnesota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$363$186 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$229 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $155 to $794Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $115 to $550
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $363

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
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
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
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$363

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.