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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Iowa 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$35.48$19.50 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$36.31 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $79Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $65
$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $35

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
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$36.31

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.