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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Georgia 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 Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$91.20 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$589 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,266Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $71 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $148

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
$138.04
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
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
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th 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.