Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Shelbyville, TN — inpatient

In Shelbyville, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $823.31 to $823.31, with a median of $823.31. Across Tennessee, the median is $823.31 at 25 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$823.31Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Median$823.31half pay less
Highest$823.31in 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 Shelbyville, TN.

median
Lowest $823.31Highest $2,080.17

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital lowest Shelbyville, TN · (931) 685-5433 BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUIDE $823.31 $2,839.00 $106.46–$2,839.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN · (931) 685-5433 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC $2,080.17 $7,173.00 $1,125.29–$5,738.40 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $823.31, median $823.31, highest $823.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $823.31 — 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. 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.