Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $293.85 to $1,797.00, with a median of $1,154.23. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $860.38 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,505.75 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 19081 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $293.85 | $653.00 | $193.94–$587.70 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 19081 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $359.15 | $653.00 | $195.25–$587.70 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19081,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $597.96 | $1,661.00 | $418.53–$1,494.90 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19081,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $597.96 | $1,661.00 | $418.53–$1,494.90 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $597.96 | $1,661.00 | $418.53–$1,494.90 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19081 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $851.04 | $2,364.00 | $595.67–$2,127.60 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,710.50 | $3,421.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,797.00 | $3,594.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,797.00 | $3,594.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $293.85, median $1,154.23, highest $1,797.00 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,797.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
10 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19081,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $118.26 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19081,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $118.26 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $118.26 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19081 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $176.31 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19081,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $197.10 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19081,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $197.10 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $197.10 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19081,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $240.90 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19081,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $240.90 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $240.90 | file |