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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$75.86 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$468 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,677Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $65 to $234
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $832professional $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
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
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
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th of 51

$141

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.