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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

South Dakota 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $57.54.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $21 to $62
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $49

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$19.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $48.98 · 7th 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.