Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 14 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,248.50 to $6,033.00, with a median of $1,944.10. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $695.60 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,944.10 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities 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 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/INC U/S | $1,248.50 | $2,497.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $501.39–$3,499.38 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $505.47–$3,693.79 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $388.82–$3,577.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $388.82–$3,771.55 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $477.08–$3,693.79 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $501.39–$3,499.38 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $501.39–$3,577.14 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $738.76–$3,888.20 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $1,189.40–$3,577.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $1,189.40–$3,577.14 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $581.67–$3,693.79 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $1,944.10 | $3,888.20 | $438.59–$3,693.79 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB BRST BX;1ST LESSION/INC U/S | $2,793.50 | $5,587.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC BREAST BX LOC DEV W/US GUIDE 1ST | $3,143.88 | $11,644.00 | $1,022.34–$7,742.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Breast Bx Loc Dev W/US Guide 1st | $3,143.88 | $11,644.00 | $3,388.40–$4,017.18 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Breast Bx Loc Dev W/US Guide 1st | $3,143.88 | $11,644.00 | $3,388.40–$4,017.18 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG BX BREAST U/S PERCUTANEOUS 1ST LESN | $6,033.00 | $6,033.00 | $907.97–$5,731.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,248.50, median $1,944.10, highest $6,033.00 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,944.10. 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 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.