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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Mississippi 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$102 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$550 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,630Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $66 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $135

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
$120.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$174

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.