Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,298.40 to $11,769.00, with a median of $3,408.90. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $2,110.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,588.70 at 86 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,408.90, is 42% above the US median of $2,400.00.
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $1,298.40 | $4,328.00 | $152.78–$4,328.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 US MAMMOTOME BREAST 1ST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,700.40 | $2,834.00 | $166.67–$4,300.81 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 US PERC BX BREAST 1ST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,700.40 | $2,834.00 | $166.67–$4,300.81 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 US PERC BX BREAST 1ST+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,700.40 | $2,834.00 | $3.60–$78.58 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING ULTRASOUND; FIRST GROWTH File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,874.50 | $3,749.00 | $152.78–$3,729.91 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING ULTRASOUND; FIRST GROWTH+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,874.50 | $3,749.00 | $171.55–$3,729.91 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US BREAST BIOPSY-BIL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,292.78 | $3,275.40 | $159.72–$3,562.39 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US BREAST BIOPSY-RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,292.78 | $3,275.40 | $136.44–$2,358.29 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler, PA Bx Breast w/wo Clip Lt 1 Site+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,437.40 | $3,482.00 | $651.13–$3,656.10 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,146.40 | $5,244.00 | $152.78–$4,614.72 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,215.40 | $5,359.00 | $152.78–$4,555.15 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,266.40 | $5,444.00 | $148.60–$4,899.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,551.40 | $5,919.00 | $152.78–$5,445.48 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,491.41 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,924.18 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,906.02 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,924.18 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,556.18 | $6,157.00 | $9.00–$5,178.57 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,731.13 | $6,481.00 | $9.00–$5,469.30 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,925.56 | $6,481.00 | $9.00–$5,432.97 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4,987.17 | $6,157.00 | $9.00–$5,105.89 | 19% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US BREAST BX INITIAL LESION LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $11,769.00 | $19,615.00 | $5,276.44–$24,038.18 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $11,769.00 | $19,615.00 | $6,610.26–$15,299.70 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,298.40, median $3,408.90, highest $11,769.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $4,520.58. 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 19 of 20 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 breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided explained.