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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Alabama 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 October 2026.

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

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$75.86 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$955 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,042Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,042professional $135

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
6 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
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 35th of 51

$151

AK $437HI $89.13

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.