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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

New Mexico 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$126$87.10 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$741 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,754Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $76 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $126

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
$66.07
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 28th of 51

$158

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.