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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

South Dakota 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$141 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$191 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,202Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $112 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $186

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
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
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
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.45

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$209

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.