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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 October 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$81.28 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,586Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $60 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $151

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
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
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.05

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$162

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.