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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Tennessee 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?

$2,738

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,738 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$447$182 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,413 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,786Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,047
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $447

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
$602.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $2,738 · 40th 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.