Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $4,424.50 to $4,424.50, with a median of $4,424.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,075.90 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,424.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$4,424.50half pay less
Highest$4,424.50in 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 Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $4,424.50Highest $5,372.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgr Bx Breast 1St Lesion Strtctc $4,424.50 $8,849.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Fc-Biops,Brest W/Plcmnt Of Lcl $5,372.50 $10,745.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,424.50, median $4,424.50, highest $4,424.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,424.50 — 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.