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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Minnesota 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $87.10.

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 $65 · 10th to 90th $28 to $110
$20$50$100professional $65

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$83.18
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$64.57

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.