Breast biopsy cost in Rochester, NY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Rochester, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,030 — 62% above the US median ($2,493), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $4,030 $498 ★ 2/5 233 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$7,410
Cash / self-pay
$4,030
Insurer-negotiated
$2,704
Medicare pays
$478
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $4,030 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($478). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($957).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,410 list price could save about $3,380 (46%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

Doctors who perform this in Rochester

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Tahira Ahmed, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY59
Farooq Khokhar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY56
Tahira Ahmed, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY40
Eslam Mohamed, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY30
Ariel Fisher, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY29
Satpal Kaur, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY27
Lisa Paulis, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY25
Philip Murphy, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY25
Alena Levit, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY20
Sarah Vanderlinde, MDDiagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY20
Leah Rossett, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY19
Philip Murphy, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, NY18

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