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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Massachusetts 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 July 2026.

How much does Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.99 to $66.07.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $85
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$28.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$181.97
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$181.97
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $37.15 · 12th of 51
MN $64.57DE $19.95

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.