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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Kentucky 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$24.55$12.59 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$19.50 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $51Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$23.44

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.