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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Kentucky 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?

$2,698

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,698 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$155 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$794 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,495Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $132 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $407

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
$234.42
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $2,698 · 41st 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.