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Additional On-Site Needle Biopsy Check

West 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $26.30.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $19 to $27
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $22

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$41.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.96

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $22.39 · 47th 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.