Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 15 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $636.39 to $6,033.00, with a median of $2,025.00. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $1,388.61 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $2,025.00 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,025.00, is 16% below the US median of $2,400.00.
- 3 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Biopsy Breast Left+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $636.39 | $2,357.00 | $539.99–$4,714.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/INC U/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,248.50 | $2,497.00 | — | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $480.74–$3,847.50 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $501.39–$3,726.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $440.24–$3,847.50 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $574.70–$3,847.50 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $398.12–$3,726.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $511.52–$3,847.50 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $501.39–$3,645.00 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,025.00 | $4,050.00 | $395.28–$3,928.50 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/INC U/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,793.50 | $5,587.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Breast Bx Loc Dev W/US Guide 1st+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,143.88 | $11,644.00 | $1,022.34–$7,742.00 | 73% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital both sides Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Biopsy Breast Bilateral File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $832.91 | $3,084.85 | $706.74–$6,169.70 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $636.39, median $2,025.00, highest $6,033.00 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $832.91, median $832.91, highest $832.91.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,025.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided explained.