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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 July 2026.

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

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 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$132$67.61 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,020 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $148 to $8,710Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $65 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $132

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
$147.91
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$191

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.