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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

New Jersey 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$110$63.10 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,230 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,761Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $54 to $282
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $110

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
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
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$132

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.