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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$4,113

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,113 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$398$186 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,698 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,413Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,258.93
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$85.11

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$4,113

$398 physician + $3,715 facility

CO $4,866MD $1,088

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.