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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Illinois 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$100 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$933 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,548Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $138

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
$141.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
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
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$155

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.