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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

New Hampshire 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?

$2,127

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,127 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$468$219 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$646 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,890Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,072
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,660professional $468

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
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69

Where New Hampshire 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 feeNew Hampshire $2,127 · 47th 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.