Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Washington
In Washington, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $340.60 to $6,383.00, with a median of $2,216.58. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 18.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,216.58, is 21% below the US median of $2,808.57.
- Washington ranks 15th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$340.60Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$2,216.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,383.00in Washington
Lowest saves$1,875.98vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 19081 Biopsy, breast, w/ localization device; firs | $340.60 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $1,460.00 | $1,825.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $1,489.40 | $2,708.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $1,710.80 | $2,444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $1,711.05 | $2,013.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $1,816.50 | $2,595.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $2,033.20 | $3,910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Biopsy breast using X-ray with needle first growth | $2,144.80 | $2,681.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $2,166.24 | $4,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,176.40 | $5,440.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC - FAC | $2,256.75 | $4,425.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using X-ray with needle, first growth | $3,057.60 | $3,822.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID | $3,264.80 | $4,081.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Bx Brst Stereo:1St Inc Gui/Clip | $3,270.50 | $6,541.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $3,305.40 | $4,722.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "IVR BX BREAST W/ DEVICE IMAGING PERC; FIRST LESION, W/ STEREO GUIDE" | $3,440.00 | $4,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING X-RAY WITH NEEDLE; FIRST GROWTH | $3,881.15 | $5,971.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Bx Breast W/Device 1st Lesion Stereotactic Guid | $4,080.44 | $5,829.20 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Biopsy breast using X-ray with needle first growth | $4,900.00 | $4,900.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE PLMT W STER GUID 1ST LESION | $5,064.80 | $7,792.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STEREO | $5,586.00 | $7,980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center one side Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA BIOPSY OF BREAST AND PLACEMENT OF LOCATING DEVICE USING X-RAY WITH NEEDLE; FIRST GROWTH | $6,383.00 | $9,820.00 | Mar 21, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 9 | $2,033.20 | $2,256.75 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $1,489.40 | $2,176.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $3,881.15 | $4,472.98 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $1,460.00 | $1,585.52 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $1,710.80 | $1,763.65 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $6,383.00 | $6,383.00 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $4,900.00 | $4,900.00 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $2,144.80 | $2,144.80 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $3,057.60 | $3,057.60 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $3,305.40 | $3,305.40 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $340.60 | $340.60 |
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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
- Alaska$3,208.06
- 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$1,688.51
- 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
- West Virginia$2,636.63
- Wisconsin$2,540.00
- Wyoming$3,651.44
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.