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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Florida 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$75.86 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$380 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,026Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $58 to $240
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $724professional $123

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
$354.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
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
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 17th of 51

$182

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.