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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Iowa 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 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$219$135 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$380 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $195 to $6,761Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $76 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $219

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
$199.53
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$229

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.