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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Kansas 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$135$85.11 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,288 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $155 to $7,586Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $60 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $135

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
$158.49
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 51

$158

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.