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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Alabama rates for HCPCS 19083

A radiologist uses real-time ultrasound imaging to guide a needle to a breast abnormality and remove tissue samples for pathology testing, typically also placing a small marker clip at the biopsy site. This covers the first area biopsied during the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion cost?

$2,384

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,384 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$148 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$776 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,248Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $132 to $661
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,995professional $389

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
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $2,384 · 45th of 51
CA $6,098MD $1,099

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.