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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Montana 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$132$100 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$107 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $813Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $76 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $209professional $132

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 44th of 51

$138

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.