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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Maine 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?

$1,380

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$447$214 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$490 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,291Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $145 to $933
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $933professional $447

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$67,608.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98

Where Maine 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

Maine· 41st of 51

$1,380

$447 physician + $933 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.