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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Maine 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$129$95.50 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$933 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,585Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$132

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.