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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 July 2026.

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

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $110.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $23 to $126
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $50

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
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $50.12 · 5th of 51
MN $64.57DE $19.95

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.