Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $2,231.39 to $4,454.00, with a median of $4,454.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $2,222.61 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $4,454.00 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,231.39Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$4,454.00half pay less
Highest$4,454.00in this market
Difference2.0×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $2,231.39Highest $4,454.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC STER BREAST BX AUT VC IMG FIRST LESION $2,231.39 $2,231.39 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC STER BREAST BX AUT VC IMG FIRST LESION $3,471.19 $3,471.19 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC STER BREAST BX AUT VC IMG FIRST LESION $4,454.00 $4,454.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC STER BREAST BX AUT VC IMG FIRST LESION $4,454.00 $4,454.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC STER BREAST BX AUT VC IMG FIRST LESION $4,454.00 $4,454.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,231.39, median $4,454.00, highest $4,454.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,471.19 — 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.