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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $36.31.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $46
$10.0$20.0$50.0professional $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
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah $24.55 · 35th 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.