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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Kentucky 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$117$67.61 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$525 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,818Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $59 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $117

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
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$126

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.