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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Oklahoma 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$110$107 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$83.18 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $37 to $224Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $85 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $126professional $110

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
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$416.87

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 51st of 51

$110

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.