Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $511.70 to $6,365.00, with a median of $2,167.00. The lowest listed price is at Tufts Medical Center — $1,655.30 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $2,357.50 at 30 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,167.00, is 23% below the US median of $2,815.00.
- 10 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $511.70 | $731.00 | $191.96–$5,830.74 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $923.65 | $2,052.56 | $394.86–$2,969.03 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $960.28 | $2,133.95 | $475.07–$2,573.16 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $1,221.75 | $2,715.00 | $431.24–$4,713.63 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Str File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 | $131.40–$3,210.41 | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 BX; BREAST 1ST LSN STRTCT (LT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $1,786.40 | $2,552.00 | $124.35–$2,946.32 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,824.90 | $2,607.00 | $639.24–$3,910.50 | 30% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,139.00 | $2,139.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,149.00 | $3,070.00 | $523.80–$6,443.53 | 30% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,167.00 | $2,167.00 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $2,357.50 | $4,715.00 | $411.86–$3,588.12 | 50% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 BX BREAST STRTCTC DISCONTINUED File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $2,388.75 | $3,185.00 | $613.00–$2,983.46 | 25% |
| Emerson Hospital one side Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 BX BREAST1ST LESION STRTCTC LT+1 more line at this price File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $2,388.75 | $3,185.00 | $613.00–$2,983.46 | 25% |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,551.00 | $2,551.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,964.00 | $2,964.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,311.00 | $3,311.00 | — | — |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 BX; BREAST 1ST LSN STRTCT (50) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $3,572.80 | $5,104.00 | $124.35–$2,946.32 | 30% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,285.00 | $4,285.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,501.00 | $4,501.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,501.00 | $4,501.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,365.00 | $6,365.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $511.70, median $2,167.00, highest $6,365.00 — a 12.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $2,158.00. 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 10 of 10 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 breast biopsy, stereotactic is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, stereotactic explained.