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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 October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion cost?

$1,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$389$155 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$437 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $148 to $3,802Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $132 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$1,280

$389 physician + $891 facility

CO $4,866MD $1,088

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.