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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

New Jersey 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $33.88.

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

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $46
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kprofessional $25

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$56.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $24.55 · 37th 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.