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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Indiana 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 5 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$123$64.57 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$3,631 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $832 to $10,471Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $56 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $123

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
$97.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 40th of 51

$141

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.