Breast Tissue Sample to Check for Cancer

Breast Biopsy Including Ultrasound Guidance

About This Procedure:

In a breast biopsy procedure, a breast tissue sample is taken to check for signs of breast cancer or other disorders.  After numbing the breast then, using ultrasound to picture the tissue area, a needle is inserted into the breast and a sample of cells is taken through the needle. 

The procedure’s price varies a lot as it can be done in a number of settings – like a doctor’s office, an outpatient center, or a hospital outpatient department. 

An alternative to this needle biopsy procedure is a minor surgery in which the sample is taken by making a small cut in the breast – this surgery costs more and can scar the breast.

These are 2023 prices.  Use the link below to see if you can get a current, personalized cost estimate from your health insurer.

Typical price in Washington
$3,326
Typical low and
high price in Washington
$1,955 - $4,856
Included in this price

The price of this service, done in an outpatient facility, includes all of the care you get that day - the fees for the facility, the doctors and others. 

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Places to get breast tissue sample to check for cancer

Showing locations based on your ZIP Code.

Hospital

Swedish First Hill

747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122

Typical price of this service at this location
$4,802
$3,537-$6,136 Typical low and high prices

Hospital

Swedish Issaquah

751 NE Blakely Drive
Issaquah, WA 98029

Typical price of this service at this location
$4,377
$3,480-$6,980 Typical low and high prices

Hospital

UW Medicine - University of Washington Medical Center

1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195

Typical price of this service at this location
$4,901
$4,688-$5,340 Typical low and high prices

Hospital

UW Medicine - Valley Medical Center

400 S. 43rd Street
Renton, WA 98055

Typical price of this service at this location
$5,114
$3,663-$5,873 Typical low and high prices

Hospital

Virginia Mason Medical Center

1100 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

Typical price of this service at this location
$4,732
$2,153-$5,649 Typical low and high prices

Hospital

Virginia Mason - Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

2811 Tieton Drive
Yakima, WA 98902

Typical price of this service at this location
$4,185
$3,111-$4,632 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

The Polyclinic Surgery Center

1145 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,833
$1,760-$2,735 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

The Vancouver Clinic

700 NE 87th Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98664

Typical price of this service at this location
$2,677
$2,397-$3,278 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Inland Imaging Associates

525 S Cowley Street
Spokane, WA 99202

Typical price of this service at this location
$2,116
$1,783-$2,881 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Bellevue Medical Imaging

1400 116th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,237
$1,021-$2,460 Typical low and high prices