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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Kansas 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?

$3,537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$447$209 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,754Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $148 to $891
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $3,537 · 24th 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.