Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $2,082.33 to $4,007.07, with a median of $3,044.70. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $962.37 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,213.60 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $2,082.33 | $4,083.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $4,007.07 | $7,857.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,082.33, median $3,044.70, highest $4,007.07 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,044.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.