Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Outpatient

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Missoula, MT

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $2,821.60 to $2,821.60, with a median of $2,821.60. Across Montana, the median is $2,582.10 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,821.60St. Patrick Hospital
Median$2,821.60half pay less
Highest$2,821.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO $2,821.60 $3,527.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2,821.60, median $2,821.60, highest $2,821.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,821.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.