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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Michigan 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$126$83.18 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $174 to $4,898Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $60 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $126

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
$173.78
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 48th of 51

$129

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.