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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 July 2026.

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

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $33.88.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0professional $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
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $26.30 · 29th 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.