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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Oregon 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$191$129 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$240 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,467Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $93 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $191

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
11 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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$240

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.