go back

Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

South Carolina 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$151$91.20 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$589 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,090Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $72 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $151

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
$74.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
7 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
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$166

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.