Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Wisconsin Rapids, WI — inpatient

In Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $1,236.90 to $1,710.80, with a median of $1,473.85. The lowest listed price is at Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield — $236.95 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,814.96 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,236.90Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Median$1,473.85half pay less
Highest$1,710.80in this market
Difference1.4×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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.

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Lowest $1,236.90Highest $5,017.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield lowest Marshfield, WI · (715) 387-9963 BRST BX,PLC LOC DEV;STEREOTAC-TECH $1,236.90 $1,302.00 $716.10–$1,262.94 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID $1,710.80 $2,632.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Pro Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide $1,710.80 $2,632.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI · (715) 423-6060 Fac Bx Breast W Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guide $3,924.05 $6,037.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield, WI · (715) 387-9963 BX BRST 1ST LESN STRTCTC-TECH $5,017.90 $5,282.00 $2,905.10–$5,123.54 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,236.90, median $1,473.85, highest $1,710.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,473.85 — 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.