Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $3,053.23 to $7,095.20, with a median of $5,074.22. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $2,020.99 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,912.00 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 19081 MG. BREAST BIOPSY W/ STEREO GUIDE RIGHT Tech | $3,053.23 | $10,532.00 | $1,377.55–$8,425.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 19081 MG. BREAST BIOPSY W/ STEREO GUIDE LEFT Tech | $3,053.23 | $10,532.00 | $1,377.55–$8,425.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC Tech | $3,053.23 | $10,532.00 | $1,377.55–$8,425.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC RT Tech | $3,053.23 | $10,532.00 | $1,377.55–$8,425.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center one side lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC LT Tech | $3,053.23 | $10,532.00 | $1,377.55–$8,425.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Biopsy Breast/Placement Locating Device Using X-Ray With Needle 1st Growth | $7,095.20 | $8,869.00 | $185.38–$9,629.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,053.23, median $5,074.22, highest $7,095.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,074.22. 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 2 of 2 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.