Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $968.76 to $968.76, with a median of $968.76. Across Louisiana, the median is $646.31 at 20 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 — and —.

Lowest$968.76Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Median$968.76half of hospitals charge less

Highest$968.76in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC BX BRST, 1ST LESION, STEREOTACTIC GUIDANCE source file	$968.76	$4,212.00	—	77%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $968.76, median $968.76, highest $968.76.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,235.62 — 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.