Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Marshalltown, IA — inpatient

In Marshalltown, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $1,492.80 to $1,492.80, with a median of $1,492.80. Across Iowa, the median is $1,492.80 at 22 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,492.80UnityPoint Health Marshalltown
Median$1,492.80half pay less
Highest$1,492.80in 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 Marshalltown, IA.

median
Lowest $1,492.80Highest $7,018.44
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UnityPoint Health Marshalltown lowest Marshalltown, IA · (641) 754-5151 PR BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE $1,492.80 $1,866.00 $146.74–$531.40 20% Jan 28, 2026
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UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA · (641) 754-5151 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC $3,509.22 $4,386.52 $1,535.28–$3,500.44 20% Jan 28, 2026
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UnityPoint Health Marshalltown both sides Marshalltown, IA · (641) 754-5151 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC (BILAT) $7,018.44 $8,773.04 $3,070.56–$7,000.89 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,492.80, median $1,492.80, highest $1,492.80.

Both sides : lowest $7,018.44, median $7,018.44, highest $7,018.44.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,492.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.