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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Colorado 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$100 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,318Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $79 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $155

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
5 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
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$209

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.