Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,367.47 to $3,742.20, with a median of $3,742.20. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital - Austin — $2,374.73 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,742.20 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin lowest Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC BIOPSY BREAST, W/ STEREOTACTIC GUIDE, 1ST LESION | $1,367.47 | $2,041.00 | $486.45–$1,938.95 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $1,742.08–$4,054.05 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $486.45–$5,613.30 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $520.50–$4,989.60 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $486.45–$5,613.30 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $486.45–$4,677.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $486.45–$4,677.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC BX BRST W/PLCMNT DVC,IMG - FIRST LESION | $3,742.20 | $6,237.00 | $486.45–$5,613.30 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,367.47, median $3,742.20, highest $3,742.20 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $3,742.20. 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 8 of 8 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.