Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,485.50 to $6,395.00, with a median of $3,075.90. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center — $1,590.40 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,075.90 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/STEREOTACT | $1,485.50 | $2,971.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Breast Bx Loc Dev W/Stereo Guide 1st | $2,984.04 | $11,052.00 | $3,216.13–$3,812.94 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC BREAST BX LOC DEV W/STEREO GUIDE 1ST | $2,984.04 | $11,052.00 | $970.37–$7,742.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Breast Bx Loc Dev W/Stereo Guide 1st | $2,984.04 | $11,052.00 | $3,216.13–$3,812.94 | 73% | — source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $920.31–$5,844.21 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $693.92–$5,844.21 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $799.73–$5,844.21 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $615.18–$5,659.66 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $615.18–$5,967.25 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $1,652.64–$5,659.66 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $754.83–$5,844.21 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $504.60–$5,659.66 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $504.60–$5,536.62 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $1,168.84–$6,151.80 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $504.60–$5,536.62 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE | $3,075.90 | $6,151.80 | $1,652.64–$5,659.66 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG BX BREAST STEREOTACTIC PERCUTANEOUS | $6,395.00 | $6,395.00 | $962.45–$6,824.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG BX BREAST STEREOTACTIC PERCUTANEOUS | $6,395.00 | $6,395.00 | $962.45–$6,824.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG BX BREAST STEREOTACTIC PERCUTANEOUS | $6,395.00 | $6,395.00 | $962.45–$6,824.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,485.50, median $3,075.90, highest $6,395.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,075.90. 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 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.