Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 20 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $662.30 to $4,855.00, with a median of $2,271.01. The lowest listed price is at Karmanos Cancer Center — $1,608.71 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $2,271.01 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 18 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 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karmanos Cancer Center lowest Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 19081 ST BREAST BIOPSY 1 | $662.30 | $1,324.60 | $488.78–$1,612.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 MA STEREO BREAST BIOPSY LT | $749.65 | $1,595.00 | $1,191.73–$1,278.68 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health one side Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 MA STEREO BREAST BIOPSY RT | $749.65 | $1,595.00 | $1,191.73–$1,278.68 | 53% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRC | $841.20 | $1,682.40 | $620.81–$1,612.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion RT | $990.20 | $1,980.40 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland one side Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion LT | $990.20 | $1,980.40 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion RT | $1,522.40 | $3,044.80 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb one side Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion LT | $1,522.40 | $3,044.80 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $1,692.88 | $3,023.00 | $174.31–$3,023.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $1,692.88 | $3,023.00 | $174.31–$3,023.00 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion RT | $1,734.55 | $3,469.10 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region one side Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion LT | $1,734.55 | $3,469.10 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $1,950.48 | $3,483.00 | $174.31–$3,483.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $1,950.48 | $3,483.00 | $174.31–$3,483.00 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion LT | $2,092.05 | $4,184.10 | $886.27–$3,012.55 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron one side Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 19081-MG Stereo Breast BX 1st Lesion RT | $2,092.05 | $4,184.10 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,094.40 | $3,740.00 | $174.31–$3,740.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,094.40 | $3,740.00 | $174.31–$3,740.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB BREAST BX PLCMT LOC DEVICE 1ST LESN INCL STTACT GUIDE | $2,271.01 | $1,201.00 | $150.28–$3,785.02 | -89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB BREAST BX PLCMT LOC DEVICE 1ST LESN INCL STTACT GUIDE | $2,271.01 | $1,201.00 | $150.28–$3,785.02 | -89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB BREAST BX PLCMT LOC DEVICE 1ST LESN INCL STTACT GUIDE | $2,271.01 | $1,201.00 | $150.28–$3,785.02 | -89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB BREAST BX PLCMT LOC DEVICE 1ST LESN INCL STTACT GUIDE | $2,271.01 | $1,201.00 | $150.28–$3,785.02 | -89% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,906.40 | $5,190.00 | $174.31–$3,705.66 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,906.40 | $5,190.00 | $174.31–$3,705.66 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,906.40 | $5,190.00 | $174.31–$3,705.66 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI STEREO BREAST BX W/LOC PERC 1 | $2,906.40 | $5,190.00 | $174.31–$3,705.66 | 44% | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Core Bx 1St Lesion With Stereotactic Guide | $4,855.00 | $4,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Core Bx 1St Lesion With Stereotactic Guide | $4,855.00 | $4,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Core Bx 1St Lesion With Stereotactic Guide | $4,855.00 | $4,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Core Bx 1St Lesion With Stereotactic Guide | $4,855.00 | $4,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Core Bx 1St Lesion With Stereotactic Guide | $4,855.00 | $4,855.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health both sides Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 MA STEREO BREAST BIOPSY BILAT | $1,500.24 | $3,192.00 | $1,191.73–$1,278.68 | 53% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $662.30, median $2,271.01, highest $4,855.00 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,500.24, median $1,500.24, highest $1,500.24.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,880.70. 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 15 of 15 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.
12 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19081 ($2,866.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MIPR BX BREAST 1ST LESN INCL STEREO GDN | $200.96 | file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MIPR BX BREAST 1ST LESN INCL STEREO GDN | $200.96 | file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MIPR BX BREAST 1ST LESN INCL STEREO GDN | $200.96 | file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MIPR BX BREAST 1ST LESN INCL STEREO GDN | $200.96 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Right - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Left - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Right - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Left - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Right - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Left - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Right - Report | $205.30 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIMG Stereo Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Left - Report | $205.30 | file |