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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Colorado 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?

$4,482

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,482 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$166 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,778 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,762Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,023
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981professional $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
$676.08
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $4,482 · 11th 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.