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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy, First Lesion

Utah 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?

$3,867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$257 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,570 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,310Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,259
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $3,867 · 18th 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.