US Health Care Costs

Fine needle biopsy with ultrasound

CPT 10005 · Scopes and biopsies · hospital facility charge

At the 124 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,266, and most charge between $514 and $2,774 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$1,266typical cash price
$1,717typical commercial insurer rate
$2,432typical list price
124hospitals in 31 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$1.8kID$1.8kMTNDMN$389IL$2.2kMI$974NY$2.8kMA$1.5kOR$416NVWYSDIA$1.6kIN$987OH$699PA$818NJ$906CT$2.5kRICA$1.2kUT$1.6kCONE$674MO$972KY$2.8kWVVA$989MDDE$2.1kAZ$4.7kNMKSARTN$486NC$1.1kSC$806DCOK$1.0kLAMSAL$2.0kGA$1.0kHITX$2.7kFL$984PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,955$1,955$1,955$1,266
Arizona1$4,709$4,709$4,709$1,438
California11$1,176$742$3,048$2,798
Connecticut1$2,527$2,527$2,527$139
Delaware1$2,130$2,130$2,130$3,288
Florida8$984$860$2,630$1,979
Georgia6$1,032$795$2,754$2,790
Iowa1$1,622$1,622$1,622$1,733
Idaho2$1,783$1,783$1,783$2,140
Illinois6$2,203$1,155$2,780$1,664
Indiana2$987$617$1,357$1,859
Kentucky2$2,825$2,825$2,825$1,333
Massachusetts3$1,476$1,476$2,467$663
Michigan3$974$974$2,652$664
Minnesota1$389$389$389$1,197
Missouri4$972$60$3,921$1,340
North Carolina4$1,080$501$1,080$943
Nebraska1$674$674$674$1,027
New Jersey8$906$779$3,786$2,369
Nevada1–––$1,706
New York1$2,768$2,768$2,768$315
Ohio7$699$50$3,373$3,714
Oklahoma3$1,044$527$1,875$1,145
Oregon1$416$416$416$196
Pennsylvania8$818$230$3,555$1,697
South Carolina4$806$806$2,595$736
Tennessee2$486$486$486$1,437
Texas21$2,740$487$4,737$1,986
Utah2$1,638$1,505$1,771$1,697
Virginia6$989$989$989$2,398
Washington2$1,782$1,578$1,985$2,281
124 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does fine needle biopsy with ultrasound cost at a hospital?

At 96 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for fine needle biopsy with ultrasound is $1,266, and most charge between $514 and $2,774. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,717. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for fine needle biopsy with ultrasound?

At 57 of the 92 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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