Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Mayagüez, PR — inpatient

In Mayagüez, PR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $1,420.00 to $1,420.00, with a median of $1,420.00. Across Puerto Rico, the median is $1,000.00 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2024 and Dec 26, 2024.

Lowest$1,420.00Hospital de la Concepcion
Median$1,420.00half pay less
Highest$1,420.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hospital de la Concepcion San German, PR · (787) 892-1860 Bx Breast 1 Lesion StereoGuida $1,420.00 $1,420.00 — — Dec 26, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $1,420.00, median $1,420.00, highest $1,420.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,420.00 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19081 ($2,686.95). 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.

Mayaguez Medical Center Mayaguez, PRBiopsy Breast W Plcmnt Bld $262.44 file