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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Nevada 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$18.20$12.59 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$8.91 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $9professional $18

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
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$77.62

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 51st of 51

$14.79

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.