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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$166$129 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$67.61 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,202Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $110 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $155professional $166

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
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 26th of 51

$162

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.