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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 July 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$155$93.33 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$158 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,495Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $155

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$162

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.