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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Alabama 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$14.79 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $8 to $58Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $58professional $25

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.24

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$30.90

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.