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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88177

This is an additional on-the-spot review of a fine needle biopsy sample, performed when a specialist checks whether enough tissue was collected from the same site to make a diagnosis. It is done in addition to the main on-site check when more than one separate review is needed during the same needle biopsy procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$26.30 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$23.99 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $24 to $182Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $135
$20$50$100facility $126professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wyoming than in Nevada. 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.

Alaska· 7th of 51

$50.12

WY $56.23NV $14.79

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.