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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 19100

A sample of breast tissue is taken with a hollow needle passed through the skin, so it can be examined under a microscope. The doctor locates the lump by feel and guides the needle by hand rather than using a scan to steer it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$158 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$123 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $83 to $3,388Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $79 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $339

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$339

CA $1,230RI $117

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.