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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Montana 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$33.11 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$39.81 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $14 to $58Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $27 to $47
$10$20$50facility $50professional $47

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$50.12

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$46.77

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.