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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Washington, DC 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?

$158

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $447.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $68 to $7,762Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $68 to $182
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $155

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
$67.61
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 25th of 51

$158

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.