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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Nevada 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?

$3,363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$479$174 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,995 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,754Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $141 to $2,884
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $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
$478.63
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
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
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $3,363 · 28th 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.