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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 July 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $30.90.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $31
$20$50professional $22

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
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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· 50th of 51

$21.88

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.