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.

Outpatient center

TRA - Medical Imaging

1304 Fawcett Avenue
Suite 301
Tacoma, WA 98402

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,813
$1,645-$2,255 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

The Carol Milgard Breast Center

4525 South 19th Street
Tacoma, WA 98405

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,813
$1,578-$2,693 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

South Sound Radiology

3417 Ensign Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506

Typical price of this service at this location
$2,052
$1,685-$3,053 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Skagit Digital Imaging, Breast Care Center

1320 E Division
Mount Vernon, WA 98274

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,621
$1,400-$2,197 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Mt. Baker Imaging

1610 Grover Street
Lynden, WA 98264

Typical price of this service at this location
$2,008
$1,504-$2,393 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Diagnostic Imaging Northwest

222 15th Avenue SE
Puyallup, WA 98372

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,923
$1,447-$2,758 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Swedish Imaging Clinics

13020 Meridian Avenue S
Everett, WA 98208

Typical price of this service at this location
$5,147
$4,388-$6,436 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Radia

19020 33rd Avenue W
Suite 210
Lynnwood, WA 98036

Typical price of this service at this location
$670
$384-$1,858 Typical low and high prices

Outpatient center

Center for Diagnostic Imaging

33801 First Way South
Suite 101
Federal Way, WA 98003

Typical price of this service at this location
$1,536
$1,334-$2,176 Typical low and high prices