Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Norfolk, NE — inpatient

In Norfolk, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $1,221.36 to $1,221.36, with a median of $1,221.36. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,259.60 at 14 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,221.36Alegent Creighton Health
Median$1,221.36half pay less
Highest$1,221.36in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Norfolk, NE.

median
Lowest $1,221.36Highest $6,651.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alegent Creighton Health lowest Plainview, NE PC BX BREAST 1ST LESN STRTCTC $1,221.36 $1,454.00 $1,312.24–$1,424.92 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Plainview, NE HC BX BREAST 1ST LESN STRTCTC $6,651.96 $7,919.00 $7,146.90–$7,760.62 16% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,221.36, median $1,221.36, highest $1,221.36.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,221.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.