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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Idaho 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$105 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$550 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,266Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $93 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
16 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
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$224

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.