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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Missouri 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?

$2,600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 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$309$178 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,096 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,495Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,096
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $309

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
$426.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $2,600 · 42nd 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.