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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 July 2026.

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

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 6 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$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,148 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,388Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$66.07
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$155

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.