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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 9 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$151$89.13 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$100 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $78 to $4,169Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $63 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $151

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
$117.49
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd 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.