Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $581.25 to $7,267.00, with a median of $3,004.65. The lowest listed price is at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center — $2,423.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $3,890.90 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center lowest Fairlawn, OH Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $581.25 | $775.00 | $136.69–$828.62 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $1,024.80 | $1,708.00 | $146.31–$1,690.18 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $4,984.50 | $6,646.00 | $1,568.46–$5,981.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $7,267.00 | $11,180.00 | $3,161.70–$11,180.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 MAM STEREO BREAST BX FIRST LES | $7,267.00 | $11,180.00 | $280.55–$4,629.18 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $581.25, median $3,004.65, highest $7,267.00 — a 12.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $6,125.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers a breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram images, including placing a tiny marker clip at the biopsy site.
What the price covers
The price covers the biopsy, imaging guidance and marker clip. The lab exam of the tissue is billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19081 ($2,866.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OHBREAST BIOPSY NEEDLE LOCALIZATION, 1ST | $208.00 | file |