Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Michigan City, IN
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion (one side of the body): from $1,230.31 to $1,230.31, with a median of $1,230.31. Across Indiana, the median is $2,505.75 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte Hospital one side lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 MG Breast Biopsy w Loc w Stereo 1 Lsn Lt | $1,230.31 | $3,728.22 | $1,550.82–$7,121.62 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital one side lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 MG Breast Biopsy w Loc w Stereo 1 Lsn Rt | $1,230.31 | $3,728.22 | $1,550.82–$7,121.62 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $1,230.31, median $1,230.31, highest $1,230.31.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $968.76. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19081 ($2,866.06). 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.
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN19081 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $150.15 | file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN19081 22 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $187.77 | file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN19081 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $225.39 | file |