Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Storm Lake, IA
In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion: from $890.40 to $890.40, with a median of $890.40. Across Iowa, the median is $1,476.00 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19083, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Storm Lake, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $890.40 | $1,113.00 | — | 20% | — source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAG | $1,929.60 | $2,412.00 | $1,278.00–$2,339.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $890.40, median $890.40, highest $890.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,929.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.