Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $332.15 to $1,985.76, with a median of $1,720.78. The lowest listed price is at Parkview Regional Medical Center — $1,388.63 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,310.24 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Regional Medical Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC BX BREAST W DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUIDE | $332.15 | $664.30 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19083 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $485.10 | $1,617.00 | $123.42–$1,455.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19083,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $485.10 | $1,617.00 | $123.42–$1,455.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19083,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $485.10 | $1,617.00 | $123.42–$1,455.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 19083 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $704.40 | $2,348.00 | $123.42–$2,113.20 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Right | $1,554.60 | $5,182.00 | $123.42–$4,663.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Left | $1,554.60 | $5,182.00 | $123.42–$4,663.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC BX BREAST PLCMNT DEV 1ST LESION US IMAG | $1,679.00 | $3,358.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Left | $1,762.56 | $6,528.00 | $1,547.51–$7,181.06 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Right | $1,762.56 | $6,528.00 | $1,547.51–$7,181.06 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US-BRST BX LOC CLP 1 | $1,762.56 | $6,528.00 | $1,547.51–$7,181.06 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC BX BREAST PLCMNT DEV 1ST LESION US IMAG | $1,763.50 | $3,527.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC BX BREAST PLCMNT DEV 1ST LESION US IMAG | $1,763.50 | $3,527.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Lt | $1,868.40 | $6,920.00 | $1,547.51–$7,181.06 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 US-BRST BX LOC CLP 1 [BCE 158] | $1,868.40 | $6,920.00 | $1,547.51–$7,181.06 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Lt | $1,985.76 | $8,274.00 | $433.04–$7,446.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Left | $1,985.76 | $8,274.00 | $433.04–$7,446.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 US Breast Biopsy w Loc 1 Lesion Right | $1,985.76 | $8,274.00 | $433.04–$7,446.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $4,803.30 | $17,790.00 | $433.04–$16,011.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $6,118.32 | $25,493.00 | $433.04–$22,943.70 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $7,456.65 | $24,855.50 | $123.42–$22,369.95 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $332.15, median $1,720.78, highest $1,985.76 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $459.91. 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 3 of 3 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.
12 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19083 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $102.00 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19083,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $102.00 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19083,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $102.00 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19083,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19083,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19083 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19083,LT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19083,RT BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19083 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $114.75 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN19083 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $147.36 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN19083 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $165.78 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN19083 50 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $165.78 | file |