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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

Vermont 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$29.51 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$126 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $132Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51
$20$50$100facility $126professional $34

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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 13th of 51

$37.15

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.