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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Washington, DC 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.91 to $25.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $22 to $54
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0professional $25

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
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$40.74

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $25.12 · 34th 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.