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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

Virginia 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$138$79.43 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$589 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $93 to $5,754Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $224
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $138

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
$158.49
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
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
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$145

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.