Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,573.50 to $4,023.50, with a median of $4,023.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $2,450.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $3,240.70 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/STEREOTACT | $1,573.50 | $3,147.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc | $4,023.50 | $6,190.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc | $4,023.50 | $6,190.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc | $4,023.50 | $6,190.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc | $4,023.50 | $6,190.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,573.50, median $4,023.50, highest $4,023.50 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4,023.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.