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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

North Dakota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $66.07.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $27 to $78
$20$50$100facility $21professional $59

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$51.29

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.