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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Tennessee 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $30.20.

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 $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $25

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
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.79

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $24.55 · 36th 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.