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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Arizona 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?

$3,663

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,663 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 6 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 $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,042 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,457Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $138 to $2,884
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$1,862.09
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,884.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25

Where Arizona 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 feeArizona $3,663 · 19th 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.