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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

North Carolina 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$151$87.10 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$151 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $74 to $7,943Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $68 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $151

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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$151

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.