Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Stafford Springs, CT — inpatient

In Stafford Springs, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $3,266.45 to $3,266.45, with a median of $3,266.45. Across Connecticut, the median is $5,247.20 at 11 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$3,266.45Johnson Memorial Hospital
Median$3,266.45half pay less
Highest$3,266.45in 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 Stafford Springs, CT.

median
Lowest $3,266.45Highest $4,899.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Johnson Memorial Hospital one side lowest Stafford Springs, CT · (860) 684-4251 HC Biopsy Breast Placement Localization Device(S) Percutaneous Stereotactic Guidance 1st Lesion Lt $3,266.45 $5,939.00 $1,828.67–$6,585.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Johnson Memorial Hospital one side lowest Stafford Springs, CT · (860) 684-4251 HC Biopsy Breast Placement Localization Device(S) Percutaneous Stereotactic Guidance 1st Lesion Rt $3,266.45 $5,939.00 $1,828.67–$6,585.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT · (860) 684-4251 HC Biopsy Breast Placement Localization Device(S) Percutaneous Stereotactic Guidance 1st Lesion Bl $4,899.95 $8,909.00 $1,828.67–$8,909.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,266.45, median $3,266.45, highest $3,266.45.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,266.45 — 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.