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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Maryland 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$138$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$69.18 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $36 to $871Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $95professional $138

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
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$138

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.