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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 July 2026.

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

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $34.67.

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 $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$20$50$100$200professional $34

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
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$13.80

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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· 17th of 51

$33.88

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.