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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Virginia 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$14.13 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.14 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $8 to $59Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $43
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $26professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$23.44

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.