Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,832.27 to $7,196.00, with a median of $3,208.06. The lowest price is at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (Fairbanks). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,208.06, is 14% above the US median of $2,815.00.
- Alaska ranks 37th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19081. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,832.27Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Median$3,208.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,196.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$1,375.79vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital one side lowest Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $1,832.27 | $1,928.71 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $2,292.42 | $2,939.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center one side Palmer · Anchorage, AK MG Breast Biopsy w Loc w Stereo 1 Lsn Rt | $2,356.80 | $7,856.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $3,128.41 | $4,171.21 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $3,287.70 | $5,058.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital one side Juneau · Juneau, AK Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $3,685.39 | $4,335.75 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $6,160.00 | $6,160.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $7,196.00 | $7,196.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $2,292.42 | $2,356.80 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $1,832.27 | $1,832.27 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $3,128.41 | $3,128.41 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $3,685.39 | $3,685.39 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $3,287.70 | $3,287.70 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $7,196.00 | $7,196.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breast biopsy, stereotactic is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, stereotactic explained.
Breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion in other states
- Alabama$2,170.17
- Arizona$3,253.97
- Arkansas$1,462.20
- California$4,342.00
- Colorado$2,662.50
- Connecticut$5,360.57
- Delaware$3,733.80
- District of Columbia$2,936.38, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,558.00
- Georgia$2,241.20
- Hawaii$2,789.25
- Idaho$3,466.80
- Illinois$3,085.18
- Indiana$2,505.75
- Iowa$3,071.40
- Kansas$2,199.54
- Kentucky$2,273.41
- Louisiana$757.68
- Maine$1,862.40
- Maryland$1,188.65
- Massachusetts$2,357.50
- Michigan$2,271.01
- Minnesota$1,726.64
- Mississippi$1,731.60
- Missouri$2,310.10
- Montana$2,151.05
- Nebraska$2,521.84
- Nevada$1,872.80
- New Hampshire$2,750.58
- New Jersey$2,977.13
- New Mexico$2,339.10
- New York$3,080.00
- North Carolina$2,913.65
- North Dakota$2,397.30
- Ohio$4,004.35
- Oklahoma$1,994.62
- Oregon$3,976.30
- Pennsylvania$3,912.00
- Puerto Rico$2,460.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,847.00
- South Carolina$3,420.90
- South Dakota$2,172.00
- Tennessee$1,502.34
- Texas$3,497.40
- Utah$3,222.59, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,969.21
- Virginia$2,714.90
- Washington$2,216.58
- West Virginia$2,636.63
- Wisconsin$2,520.00
- Wyoming$3,651.44
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.