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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 4 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$117$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$141 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $56 to $355Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224
$50$100$200facility $214professional $117

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
$56.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$117

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.