Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $414.40 to $757.68, with a median of $604.77. The lowest listed price is at Touro Infirmary — $190.37 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $686.34 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Biopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $414.40 | $2,960.00 | $1,145.00–$551.45 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Biopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $523.20 | $3,270.00 | $1,291.65–$981.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Biopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $686.34 | $2,542.00 | $1,242.78–$991.38 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Biopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $757.68 | $3,444.00 | $10,000.00–$481.27 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $414.40, median $604.77, highest $757.68 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LABiopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $207.20 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LABiopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $207.20 | file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LABiopsy of Breast Accessed Through the Skin With Stereotactic Guidance | $207.20 | file |