Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Sidney, MT — inpatient

In Sidney, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $1,003.11 to $1,003.11, with a median of $1,003.11. Across Montana, the median is $2,151.05 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$1,003.11Sidney Health Center
Median$1,003.11half pay less
Highest$1,003.11in 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 Sidney, MT.

median
Lowest $1,003.11Highest $2,397.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 SURG 19081 BX BREAST W DVC STEREOTACTIC 1ST LSN $1,003.11 $1,620.00 $1,474.20–$1,620.00 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC $2,397.55 $3,872.00 $3,523.52–$3,872.00 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 PF 19081 BX BREAST W DVC STEREOTACT 1 LSN $2,397.55 $3,872.00 $148.41–$3,678.40 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Sidney Health Center Sidney, MT · (406) 488-2100 PFR 19081 BX BREAST W DVC STEREOTACT 1 LSN $2,397.55 $3,872.00 $148.41–$3,678.40 38% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,003.11, median $1,003.11, highest $1,003.11.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,003.11 — 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 and 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.