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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Delaware 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?

$4,552

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,552 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$151 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$468 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $135 to $7,244Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,413
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $479

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
$134.90
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$977.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99

Where Delaware 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 feeDelaware $4,552 · 8th 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.