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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 October 2026.

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

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$145$85.11 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$692 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,630Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $81 to $219
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $776professional $145

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
1 more rate 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
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$155

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.