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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

North Carolina 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $35.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $24

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
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $23.99 · 38th 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.