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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 October 2026.

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

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$26.92$16.98 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$18.20 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.48
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$26.92

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.