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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

New Mexico 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?

$2,098

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$182 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$646 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,129Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,380
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,585professional $513

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
$208.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $2,098 · 48th 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.