Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,874.50 to $11,769.00, with a median of $4,491.41. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $2,616.91 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,314.42 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING ULTRASOUND; FIRST GROWTH | $1,874.50 | $3,749.00 | $152.78–$3,729.91 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US BREAST BIOPSY-BIL | $2,292.78 | $3,275.40 | $159.72–$3,562.39 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $3,146.40 | $5,244.00 | $152.78–$4,614.72 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $3,215.40 | $5,359.00 | $152.78–$4,555.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $3,266.40 | $5,444.00 | $148.60–$4,899.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $3,551.40 | $5,919.00 | $152.78–$5,445.48 | 40% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,491.41 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,924.18 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,924.18 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,549.74 | $5,833.00 | $9.00–$4,906.02 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,556.18 | $6,157.00 | $9.00–$5,178.57 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,731.13 | $6,481.00 | $9.00–$5,469.30 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,925.56 | $6,481.00 | $9.00–$5,432.97 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC BX BRST W DEVICE 1ST LESION US GUIDE | $4,987.17 | $6,157.00 | $9.00–$5,105.89 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY | $11,769.00 | $19,615.00 | $6,610.26–$15,299.70 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,874.50, median $4,491.41, highest $11,769.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 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 13 of 13 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.
7 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $80.94 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $93.72 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $93.72 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $97.98 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $102.24 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $110.76 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $115.02 | file |