Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $3,486.44 to $4,582.16, with a median of $4,582.16. The lowest listed price is at Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic — $1,095.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,759.10 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,486.44Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic
Median$4,582.16half pay less
Highest$4,582.16in this market
Difference1.3×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $3,486.44Highest $4,582.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC BX BREAST_ PLACE LOCALIZATION DEVICE. PC_ 1ST LESION_ INC STEROTACTIC GUIDANCE $3,486.44 $5,363.76 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC BX BREAST_ PLACE LOCALIZATION DEVICE. PC_ 1ST LESION_ INC STEROTACTIC GUIDANCE $4,582.16 $7,049.47 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC BX BREAST_ PLACE LOCALIZATION DEVICE. PC_ 1ST LESION_ INC STEROTACTIC GUIDANCE $4,582.16 $7,049.47 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,486.44, median $4,582.16, highest $4,582.16 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $3,061.22 — 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.