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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

North Dakota 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?

$2,755

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,755 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$257 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$617 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,388Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,622
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $617

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
$158.49
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Dakota 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 feeNorth Dakota $2,755 · 38th 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.