Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $3,074.37 to $3,125.02, with a median of $3,099.70. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $25.33 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $2,231.81 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,074.37St Joseph Hospital of Nashua
Median$3,099.70half pay less
Highest$3,125.02in 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $3,074.37Highest $3,125.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC $3,074.37 $7,883.00 — 61% —
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Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Bx Breast With Stereo Guidance 1St Lesion $3,125.02 $8,446.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,074.37, median $3,099.70, highest $3,125.02.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,099.70 — 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.