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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

North Dakota 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 5 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$158$135 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$67.61 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $2,344Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $68 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $148professional $158

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
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 30th of 51

$155

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.