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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Missouri 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$174$135 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$135 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $83 to $380Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $174

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
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
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$174

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.