Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $647.48 to $8,518.97, with a median of $925.06. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center — $277.58 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,759.10 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $647.48 | $924.97 | $197.88–$2,113.11 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid | $925.06 | $925.06 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid | $925.06 | $925.06 | $121.06–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid | $925.06 | $925.06 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Right | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Left | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Right | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Left | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $37.80–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Right | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $121.06–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide Left | $3,506.00 | $3,506.00 | $121.06–$3,506.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $3,710.00 | — | $1,447.90–$5,154.15 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Bx Breast 1St Lesion Strtctc | $8,518.97 | $8,518.97 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $647.48, median $925.06, highest $8,518.97 — a 13.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $925.06. 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 5 of 5 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.