Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 34 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,695.40 to $7,458.10, with a median of $4,218.73. The lowest listed price is at Saint John's Health Center — $2,523.33 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,342.00 at 141 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,218.73, is 50% above the US median of $2,808.57.
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 34 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 34 facilities across 25 cities for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$1,695.40Saint John's Health Center
Median$4,218.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,458.10in this market
Difference4.4×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $1,695.40Highest $7,458.10
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Health Center lowest Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,695.40 | $4,844.00 | — | 65% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 BX BRST STERO PRC 1ST UNI File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,786.67 | $4,130.00 | $440.94–$8,742.00 | 57% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 BX BRST STERO PRC 1ST UNI+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,075.37 | $4,340.00 | $440.94–$11,678.00 | 52% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Bx Breast W Device Stereotact Guide 1St Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,113.00 | $5,263.15 | $632.17–$5,263.15 | 60% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Bx Breast W Device Stereotact Guide 1St Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,113.00 | $5,263.15 | $632.17–$5,263.15 | 60% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Bx Breast W Device Stereotact Guide 1St Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,113.00 | $5,263.15 | $632.17–$5,263.15 | 60% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,113.00 | $6,562.50 | $200.00–$6,562.50 | 68% |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Bx Breast W Device Stereotact Guide 1St Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,113.00 | $6,863.00 | $632.17–$6,176.70 | 69% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,027.15 | $8,649.00 | — | 65% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,053.76 | $6,362.00 | — | 52% |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 BX BREAST PERCUT W/IMAGE+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $3,517.50 | $3,517.50 | $644.81–$4,051.39 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 STEREOTACTIC GUID BREAST BX 1ST LESION File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $3,517.50 | $3,517.50 | $644.81–$4,817.10 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 STEREOTACTIC GUID BREAST BX 1ST LESION File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $3,517.50 | $3,517.50 | $644.81–$4,051.39 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 STEREOTACTIC GUID BREAST BX 1ST LESION File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $3,517.50 | $3,517.50 | $644.81–$4,051.39 | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,137.35 | $11,821.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,151.52 | $8,649.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.05 | $11,963.00 | — | 65% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,250.40 | $8,855.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,342.00 | $8,350.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,898.60 | $13,996.00 | — | 65% |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 XR BX BREAST WCLIP PLACE 1ST LES WSTEREO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $5,207.00 | $5,207.00 | $632.17–$6,727.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 XR BX BREAST WCLIP PLACE 1ST LES WSTEREO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $5,207.00 | $5,207.00 | $632.17–$6,727.00 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 XR BX BREAST WCLIP PLACE 1ST LES WSTEREO File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $5,207.00 | $5,207.00 | $632.17–$6,727.00 | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA Bx Breast 1St Lesion Strtctc Rt File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,008.75 | $6,008.75 | — | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC one side Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Bx Breast 1St Lesion Strtctc Rt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,055.50 | $6,055.50 | — | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital one side Los Angeles, CA Bx Breast 1St Lesion Strtctc Lt File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,989.25 | $6,989.25 | — | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 2+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $7,458.10 | $11,474.00 | $2,017.50–$18,056.43 | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $1,695.40, median $4,218.73, highest $7,458.10 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $4,342.00. 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 24 of 24 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 breast biopsy, stereotactic is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, stereotactic explained.