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Pathologist Review of a Needle Aspiration Sample

West Virginia 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 5 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$132$112 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$170 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $120 to $676Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $110 to $676
$100$200$500facility $251professional $132

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
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$489.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 8th of 51

$229

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.