Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,639.56 to $2,995.15, with a median of $2,476.20. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $836.64 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $1,994.03 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMG | $1,639.56 | $4,204.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP BIOPSY BREAST W/PLACE CLIP US GUIDE | $2,476.20 | $4,127.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Bx Breast With Us Guidance 1St Lesion | $2,995.15 | $8,095.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 US BIOPSY BREAST | $3,101.40 | $5,169.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,639.56, median $2,476.20, highest $2,995.15 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,476.20. 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.