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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Missouri 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$129$75.86 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,175 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $59 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $129

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
$109.65
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 10th of 51

$209

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.