Surgery and procedures CPT 19083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $1,237.50 to $1,237.50, with a median of $1,237.50. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $3,497.01 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 19083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,237.50Candler Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,237.50half pay less
Highest$1,237.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Savannah, GA.

median
Lowest $1,237.50Highest $2,198.10
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Candler Hospital one side lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Breast Bx Us Guided Lt $1,237.50 $4,125.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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Candler Hospital one side lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Breast Bx Us Guided Rt $1,237.50 $4,125.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah one side lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Breast Bx Us Guided Lt $1,237.50 $4,125.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah one side lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Breast Bx Us Guided Rt $1,237.50 $4,125.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Candler Hospital both sides Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Breast Bx Us Guided Bi $2,198.10 $7,327.00 — 70% Jul 1, 2025
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St Josephs Hospital - Savannah both sides Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Breast Bx Us Guided Bi $2,198.10 $7,327.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $1,237.50, median $1,237.50, highest $1,237.50.

Both sides : lowest $2,198.10, median $2,198.10, highest $2,198.10.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,237.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.