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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Florida 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$16.60 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$8.32 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $34Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $47
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.32

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$19.05

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.