Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,973.00 to $8,845.20, with a median of $4,549.74. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $2,576.74 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,912.00 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 19081, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $1,973.00 | $3,946.00 | $163.13–$3,729.91 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 BREAST STEREO BIOPSY-BIL | $2,292.78 | $3,275.40 | $170.54–$3,562.39 | 30% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,491.41 | $5,833.00 | $8.00–$4,924.18 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $8.00–$4,924.18 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $8.00–$4,906.02 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,731.13 | $6,481.00 | $8.00–$5,469.30 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,925.56 | $6,481.00 | $8.00–$5,432.97 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC | $4,987.17 | $6,157.00 | $8.00–$5,105.89 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $8,845.20 | $14,742.00 | $163.13–$13,562.64 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,973.00, median $4,549.74, highest $8,845.20 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $4,549.74. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
7 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $86.07 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $99.66 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $99.66 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $104.19 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $108.72 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $117.78 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $122.31 | file |