Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Defiance, OH — inpatient

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $2,592.60 to $2,592.60, with a median of $2,592.60. Across Ohio, the median is $3,890.90 at 85 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,592.60Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$2,592.60half pay less
Highest$2,592.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Defiance, OH.

median
Lowest $2,592.60Highest $2,592.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital lowest Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc $2,592.60 $4,321.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Defiance Hospital lowest Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion Strtctc $2,592.60 $4,321.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,592.60, median $2,592.60, highest $2,592.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,592.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.