Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Alaska Outpatient

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Alaska

In Alaska, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $2,292.42 to $6,160.00, with a median of $2,416.00. The lowest price is at Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage). The highest price is 2.7× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$2,292.42Providence Alaska Medical Center
Median$2,416.00half pay less
Highest$6,160.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$123.58vs the median

Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Providence Alaska Medical Center lowest Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO $2,292.42 $2,939.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING X-RAY WITH NEEDLE; FIRST GROWTH $2,475.20 $3,808.00 —
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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 Aug 20, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anchorage, AK 3 $2,292.42 $2,356.80
Ketchikan, AK 1 $2,475.20 $2,475.20

What it is

This code covers a breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram images, including placing a tiny marker clip at the biopsy site.

What the price covers

The price covers the biopsy, imaging guidance and marker clip. The lab exam of the tissue is billed separately.

Breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.