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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Oregon 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 8 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$209$145 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$138 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $339Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $115 to $490
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $191professional $209

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$295.12

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th of 51

$209

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.