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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

New Hampshire 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$102 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$501 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $245 to $8,913Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $68 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $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
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 21st of 51

$162

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.