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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Maryland 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $26.92.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $54
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0professional $25

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$14.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.45
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $25.12 · 32nd 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.