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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Oregon 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?

$4,137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$589$263 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$955 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,761Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,585
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $3,548professional $589

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
$933.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $4,137 · 15th 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.