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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Delaware 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $24.55.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $95
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $20

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
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.77
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $19.95 · 51st 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.