Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $2,033.20 to $4,623.20, with a median of $2,385.87. The lowest listed price is at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — $352.67 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,508.55 at 37 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,385.87, is about the same as the US median of $2,400.00.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,033.20 | $3,910.00 | — | 48% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG - FAC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,165.97 | $4,247.00 | $2,548.20–$3,397.60 | 49% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | — | 52% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Bx Breast Us:1St Inc Gui/Clip File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,605.50 | $5,211.00 | — | 50% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Ultrasound Guid File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $2,884.00 | $4,120.00 | — | 30% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "IVR BX BREAST W/ DEVICE IMAGING PERC; FIRST LESION, W/ US GUIDE" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,200.00 | $4,000.00 | $1,621.00–$3,606.00 | 20% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,378.56 | $9,122.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,378.56 | $9,122.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,378.56 | $9,122.00 | — | 52% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC BX BREAST WITH U/S GUIDANCE File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $4,480.00 | $5,600.00 | $42.00–$6,151.98 | 20% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Biopsy Breasbiopsy Breast 1st Lesion W/ US Guidance File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $4,623.20 | $4,623.20 | $1,895.51–$4,438.27 | — |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Ultrasound Guid File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $5,772.07 | $8,245.82 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,033.20, median $2,385.87, highest $4,623.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $3,789.28. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided explained.