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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Georgia 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 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$30.20$13.49 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$7.41 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $9 to $66
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $30

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
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$123.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 32nd of 51

$27.54

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.