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Needle Core Biopsy of the Breast, by Feel

West 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$91.20 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$562 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,995Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $63 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
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
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$141

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.