Surgery and procedures CPT 19083 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $269.62 to $269.62, with a median of $269.62. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,716.75 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$269.62Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$269.62half pay less
Highest$269.62in 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 Devils Lake, ND.

median
Lowest $269.62Highest $2,031.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 PR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION ULTRASOUND GUID $269.62 $442.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION US IMAGE $2,031.91 $3,331.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $269.62, median $269.62, highest $269.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $269.62 — 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.