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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Florida 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?

$4,337

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,337 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$191 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,738 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,913Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,288
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,890professional $447

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
$794.33
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78

Where Florida 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 feeFlorida $4,337 · 12th 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.