Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Bay City, MI
In Bay City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $611.65 to $611.65, with a median of $611.65. Across Michigan, the median is $1,649.61 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bay City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $611.65 | $1,223.30 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 SP Breast Biopsy 1St Lesion Us Imag 19083 | $753.40 | $1,506.80 | $96.49–$241.27 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region one side Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 19083-US Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Left | $1,674.55 | $3,349.10 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region one side Bay City, MI · (989) 894-9510 19083-US Breast Biopsy 1st Lesion Right | $1,674.55 | $3,349.10 | $886.27–$2,528.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $611.65, median $611.65, highest $611.65.
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
In this biopsy a needle guided by ultrasound takes tissue samples from a breast lump or area of concern, and a tiny marker clip is placed at the site. It is usually done after an abnormal mammogram or breast ultrasound.
What the price covers
The price covers the biopsy of the first lesion with ultrasound guidance and the clip. The pathologist's exam is billed separately, and a follow-up mammogram to check the clip position may also be billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19083 ($2,608.45). 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.
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIBiopsy Breast PerQ 1st Lesion incl U/S Guide 19083 | $205.30 | file |