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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Rhode Island 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?

$117

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $155.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $5,495Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $50 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $117

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$117

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.