Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,164.00 to $1,293.00, with a median of $1,228.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital and 1 other hospital — $64.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,649.61 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Bx Breast 1St Lesion With Us Guidance | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Bx Breast 1St Lesion With Us Guidance | $1,164.00 | $1,164.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Bx Breast 1St Lesion With Us Guidance | $1,293.00 | $1,293.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Bx Breast 1St Lesion With Us Guidance | $1,293.00 | $1,293.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Bx Breast 1St Lesion With Us Guidance | $1,293.00 | $1,293.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,164.00, median $1,228.50, highest $1,293.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,293.00. 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.