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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Arkansas 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?

$2,015

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,015 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$174 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,072 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,090Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,230
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514professional $501

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
$398.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25

Where Arkansas 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 feeArkansas $2,015 · 49th 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.