Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Las Cruces, NM
In Las Cruces, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $4,513.10 to $4,977.04, with a median of $4,745.07. The lowest listed price is at Mountain View Regional Medical Center — $231.97 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $2,656.00 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Las Cruces, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center lowest Las Cruces, NM · (575) 556-7600 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $4,513.10 | $16,715.20 | $434.72–$13,372.16 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM · (575) 522-8641 Biopsy, breast, with placement of breast localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet), when performed, and imaging of the biopsy specimen, when performed, percutaneous; first lesion, including ultrasound guidance | $4,977.04 | $8,295.07 | $4,493.28 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,513.10, median $4,745.07, highest $4,977.04 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.