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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion cost?

$1,479

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$178 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$631 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,786Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $148 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,187.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 37th of 51

$1,479

$479 physician + $1,000 facility

CO $4,866MD $1,088

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.