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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Colorado 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 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 $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $56
$20$50$100professional $23

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
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$13.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$14.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 44th of 51

$22.91

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.