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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Idaho 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?

$3,098

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$468$214 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$832 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $166 to $955
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,630professional $468

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
$288.40
Median
$2,754.23
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
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $3,098 · 29th 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.