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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Nebraska 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$112$87.10 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$851 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,026Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $112

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
$134.90
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 49th of 51

$129

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.