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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Nevada 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$129$72.44 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$708 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,365Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $129

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
$69.18
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$933.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
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
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$151

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.