Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $2,113.00 to $5,849.25, with a median of $2,997.00. The lowest listed price is at Desert Valley Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $884.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,213.60 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $2,113.00 | $6,470.15 | $613.92–$6,470.15 | 67% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Bx Breast W Device Us Guide 1St Lesion | $2,113.00 | $7,497.75 | $613.92–$7,497.75 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Bx Breast W Device Us Guide 1St Lesion | $2,113.00 | $7,497.75 | $613.92–$7,497.75 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $2,156.85 | $4,793.00 | $867.53–$9,616.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital one side Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 US Breast Biopsy w/ US Guide Left | $2,896.50 | $3,862.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital one side Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 US Breast Biopsy w/ US Guide Right | $2,896.50 | $3,862.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $2,997.00 | $6,660.00 | $1,055.94–$27,467.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $3,179.04 | $6,623.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $3,213.60 | $6,180.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $3,213.60 | $6,180.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID | $3,213.60 | $6,180.00 | $1,607.00–$4,781.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion US Imag | $5,849.25 | $5,849.25 | $613.92–$5,849.25 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Bx Breast 1st Lesion US Imag | $5,849.25 | $5,849.25 | $613.92–$5,849.25 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,113.00, median $2,997.00, highest $5,849.25 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $3,196.32. 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 8 of 9 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CABiopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth | $187.00 | file |