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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Minnesota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$240$141 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$141 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $63 to $3,162Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $105 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $355professional $240

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
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$549.54
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$257

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.