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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Ohio 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 8 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$126$75.86 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$708 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $126 to $10,233Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $60 to $380
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $126

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
$125.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 29th of 51

$155

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.