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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 July 2026.

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

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $29.51.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$10$20$50professional $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
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
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
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.13

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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· 33rd of 51

$25.12

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.