Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,457.95 to $5,224.32, with a median of $4,371.64. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln — $2,913.69 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $2,541.52 at 14 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Bx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous | $1,457.95 | $2,243.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Bx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous | $2,200.90 | $3,386.00 | $3,897.00–$7,801.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Bx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous | $3,036.80 | $4,672.00 | $303.68–$4,672.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC MAMM STER GUIDE BRST MAMMT STEREO CORE | $4,266.72 | $5,926.00 | $490.72–$5,926.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Bx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous | $4,476.55 | $6,887.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC MAMM STER GUIDE BRST MAMMT STEREO CORE | $4,857.12 | $6,746.00 | $433.00–$6,746.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Bx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous | $5,080.40 | $7,816.00 | $3,199.00–$7,801.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC MAMM STER GUIDE BRST MAMMT STEREO CORE | $5,224.32 | $7,256.00 | $490.72–$7,256.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,457.95, median $4,371.64, highest $5,224.32 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4,857.12. 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 2 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.
6 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.
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Mlp | $108.55 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Mlp | $108.55 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Mlp | $108.55 | file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Pf | $128.05 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Pf | $128.05 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MOBx Breast Stereotactic Percutaneous Pf | $128.05 | file |