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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Nebraska 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?

$2,991

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,991 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$240 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,862 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,943Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,585
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,512professional $479

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
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,884.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,071.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $2,991 · 31st 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.