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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 October 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$214$145 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$398 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,012Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $214

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
$199.53
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08
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
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$251

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.