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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Connecticut 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$145$89.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,715 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $8,511Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $63 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $145

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$170

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.