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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Louisiana 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?

$2,199

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,199 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$501$195 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$871 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,571Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $148 to $871
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $501

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
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$724.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $2,199 · 46th 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.