Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in San Juan, PR
In San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $500.00 to $500.00, with a median of $500.00. The lowest listed price is at Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon and 1 other hospital. Across Puerto Rico, the median is $500.00 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon lowest Bayamon, PR · (787) 622-5420 Bx 1st Lesion Ultrasound Guid | $500.00 | $500.00 | $1,012.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan lowest Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Bx Add Lesion Stereotac Guidan | $500.00 | $500.00 | $1,012.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Bx 1st Lesion Ultrasound Guid | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,012.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $500.00, median $500.00, highest $500.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 2 it is 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.