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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Arizona 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$19.05 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$13.49 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $6 to $43Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $182
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $30

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
$6.31
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.72

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 30th of 51

$28.18

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.