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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

New Hampshire 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$28.18 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$14.13 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $33Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $19 to $93
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $40

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$102.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 18th of 51

$33.88

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.