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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

Washington 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 11 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$195$117 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$166 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $398Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $98 to $363
$50$100$200$500facility $234professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 14th of 51

$195

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.