Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Edwards, CO — inpatient

In Edwards, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $921.75 to $921.75, with a median of $921.75. Across Colorado, the median is $2,707.25 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 5, 2026.

Lowest$921.75Vail Health Hospital
Median$921.75half pay less
Highest$921.75in 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 Edwards, CO.

median
Lowest $921.75Highest $3,059.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Vail Health Hospital one side lowest Vail, CO · (970) 476-2451 MA Bx Breast 1st Lesion Stereo LT PF $921.75 $1,229.00 $490.03–$1,865.94 25% Aug 5, 2026
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Vail Health Hospital one side lowest Vail, CO · (970) 476-2451 MA Bx Breast 1st Lesion Stereo RT $921.75 $1,229.00 $490.03–$1,865.94 25% Aug 5, 2026
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Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO · (970) 476-2451 19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCT GUID $1,613.25 $2,151.00 $490.03–$1,957.41 25% Aug 5, 2026
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Vail Health Hospital one side Vail, CO · (970) 476-2451 MA Bx Breast 1st Lesion Stereo LT $3,059.25 $4,079.00 $490.03–$3,711.89 25% Aug 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $921.75, median $921.75, highest $921.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $921.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.