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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

South Carolina 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $50.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $22 to $110
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0professional $24

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
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $23.99 · 40th 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.