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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Illinois 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$22.39 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$15.49 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $12 to $398Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $48
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $32professional $28

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
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$28.18

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.