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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

New Mexico 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$27.54$19.95 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$20.89 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $56
$5$10$20$50facility $38professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$28.18

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.