Surgery and procedures CPT 19083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,082.33Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital
Median$3,044.70half pay less
Highest$4,007.07in this market
Difference1.9×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $2,082.33Highest $4,007.07

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $2,082.33, median $3,044.70, highest $4,007.07 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,044.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.