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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Arkansas 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 to $36.31.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $56
$20$50professional $26

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
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.33

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 30th of 51

$26.30

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.