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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Utah 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$123$97.72 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$324 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $74 to $4,677Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $123

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
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
6 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
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$129

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.