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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 October 2026.

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

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$45.71 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$33.11 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $33 to $85Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $66
$20$50$100facility $62professional $52

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$61.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$52.48

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.