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CPT code 19084: Breast biopsy, additional lesion, ultrasound-guided2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Los Angeles, CA

Reports ultrasound-guided core biopsy of an additional distinct breast lesion during a session in which a primary breast biopsy procedure is also performed.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality13.8K Medicare services in 2024

In Los Angeles, CA, Medicare pays $412.86 for 19084 in the office and $67.12 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$412.86Office (non-facility)
$67.12Hospital or facility
+15.5%vs the national office rate ($357.39)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 19084 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 19084 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Los Angeles, CA
  2. What 19084 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 19084 covers

This add-on service covers biopsy of an additional distinct breast target identified and sampled with ultrasound guidance. A radiologist, breast surgeon, or other qualified physician may perform it in an outpatient imaging center, hospital, or office. The service includes ultrasound guidance and, when performed, marker placement and imaging of the specimen. It is selected by the imaging method used to guide the biopsy, not by the number of tissue cores taken from one target.

Report 19084 for each additional lesion beyond the first ultrasound-guided breast biopsy target, with 19083 serving as the primary code for the first lesion. The record should identify each separately sampled target and support ultrasound guidance for the additional biopsy. Multiple cores from one lesion do not represent multiple lesions. As an add-on code, 19084 is billed only with a primary procedure and its payment falls within that procedure's global period.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Los Angeles, CA compares for 19084

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 19084 runs from $312.27 in Arkansas to $493.77 in San Benito County, CA. Los Angeles, CA pays $412.86. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

19084 in Los Angeles, CA vs other payment areas
  1. Los Angeles, CA · this page$412.86
  2. Bakersfield, CA · California$385.21−$27.65
  3. Chico, CA · California$384.72−$28.14
  4. El Centro, CA · California$384.75−$28.11
  5. Fresno, CA · California$384.72−$28.14
  6. Hanford, CA · California$384.72−$28.14
  7. Madera, CA · California$384.72−$28.14

Other areas in California first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

19084 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Merced, CACalifornia$384.72$64.41
Modesto, CACalifornia$384.72$64.41
Napa, CACalifornia$453.85$68.65
Oxnard, CACalifornia$411.68$66.23
Redding, CACalifornia$384.72$64.41
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia$384.72$64.41
Riverside, CACalifornia$386.47$66.15
Sacramento, CACalifornia$405.89$65.99

19084 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$312.27

$439.25

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19084 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$399.811
AL$317.371
AR$312.271
AZ$347.271
CA$384.72–$493.7729
CO$376.131
CT$382.741
DC$414.401
DE$353.481
FL$346.81–$377.933
GA$325.84–$363.442
GU$396.461
HI$396.461
IA$328.531
ID$330.441
IL$334.16–$370.014
IN$332.631
KS$325.781
KY$323.461
LA$322.48–$340.322
MA$373.10–$417.382
MD$361.08–$414.403
ME$331.24–$352.702
MI$331.84–$350.502
MN$362.371
MO$315.63–$342.923
MS$314.071
MT$357.381
NC$335.251
ND$354.221
NE$330.841
NH$369.091
NJ$387.67–$409.192
NM$333.431
NV$356.801
NY$340.72–$422.205
OH$331.191
OK$323.931
OR$354.60–$390.312
PA$332.36–$371.692
PR$360.631
RI$367.721
SC$333.671
SD$353.841
TN$327.471
TX$329.87–$374.378
UT$338.751
VA$350.69–$414.402
VI$360.631
VT$351.731
WA$372.75–$427.402
WI$341.021
WV$320.181
WY$356.001

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How the 19084 rate is calculated

Each of 19084’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 19084

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.51

1.51 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense9.03

9.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.16

0.16 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.7000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$357.39

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Los Angeles, CA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,662

Code
19084
Physician work
1.51
Practice expense
9.03
Malpractice
0.16

GPCI2026.csv

13

Locality
Los Angeles, CA
Physician work
1.041
Practice expense
1.183
Malpractice
0.664
Office calculation for 19084 in Los Angeles, CA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.51× 1.0411.5719
Practice expense9.03× 1.18310.6825
Malpractice0.16× 0.6640.1062
Total RVUs12.3606
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Los Angeles, CA$412.86

Office: (1.51 × 1.041 + 9.03 × 1.183 + 0.16 × 0.664) × $33.4009 = $412.86

Facility: (1.51 × 1.041 + 0.28 × 1.183 + 0.16 × 0.664) × $33.4009 = $67.12

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Payment rules and modifiers for 19084

The CMS indicators that decide how 19084 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 19084

Breast biopsy, additional lesion, ultrasound-guided

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

Codes related to 19084

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 19084
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Los Angeles, CA
Add-on codes
19083Breast biopsy, first lesion, ultrasound-guidedPrimary ultrasound-guided breast biopsy code for the first lesion in the session.$542.45
Used instead
19082Breast biopsy, additional stereotactic lesionAdditional-lesion breast biopsy code when stereotactic guidance is used instead of ultrasound.$419.32
19086Breast biopsy, additional MRI-guided lesionAdditional-lesion breast biopsy code when MRI guidance is used instead of ultrasound.$643.00
19081Breast biopsy, stereotactic, first lesionFirst-lesion breast biopsy code when stereotactic guidance is used.$544.54
19085Breast biopsy, first lesion, MRI guidanceFirst-lesion breast biopsy code when MRI guidance is used.$827.42

How 19084 has changed in Los Angeles, CA

19084 · Office / nonfacility

$412.86

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.27 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $409.59 to $412.86 (0.8%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $409.59changed to$412.86

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.55 changed to 1.51
    • Practice expense RVU 9.16 changed to 9.03
    • Work GPCI 1.042 changed to 1.041
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.194 changed to 1.183
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.690 changed to 0.664

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $435.81changed to$409.59

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 9.52 changed to 9.16

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $428.70changed to$435.81

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $455.80changed to$428.70

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 9.88 changed to 9.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.16
    • Work GPCI 1.045 changed to 1.042
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.185 changed to 1.194
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.724 changed to 0.690

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $474.64changed to$455.80

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 10.20 changed to 9.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.14 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.048 changed to 1.045
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.175 changed to 1.185
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.757 changed to 0.724

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $535.01changed to$474.64

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 11.57 changed to 10.20
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.14

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $567.87changed to$535.01

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 11.92 changed to 11.57
    • Malpractice RVU 0.13 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.048
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.176 changed to 1.175
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.725 changed to 0.757

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $604.53changed to$567.87

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 12.78 changed to 11.92
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.13
    • Work GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.047
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.177 changed to 1.176
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.694 changed to 0.725

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $649.21changed to$604.53

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 13.85 changed to 12.78

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $644.74changed to$649.21

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 13.87 changed to 13.85
    • Work GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.046
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.177
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.801 changed to 0.694

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $643.10changed to$644.74

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 13.94 changed to 13.87
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.16
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.161 changed to 1.169
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.801

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $613.06changed to$643.10

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 13.18 changed to 13.94
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.17

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $610.01changed to$613.06

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $619.83changed to$610.01

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 13.40 changed to 13.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.22 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.042 changed to 1.047
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.158 changed to 1.161
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.775 changed to 0.908

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    No ratechanged to$619.83

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$412.86$67.12RVU26D
2026-07-01$412.86$67.12RVU26C
2026-04-01$412.86$67.12RVU26B
2026-01-01$412.86$67.12RVU26A
2025-10-01$409.59$77.83RVU25D
2025-07-01$409.59$77.83RVU25C
2025-04-01$409.59$77.83RVU25B
2025-01-01$409.59$77.83RVU25A
2024-10-01$435.81$79.30RVU24D
2024-07-01$435.81$79.30RVU24C
2024-04-01$435.81$79.30RVU24B
2024-03-09$435.81$79.30RVU24AR
2024-01-01$428.70$78.00RVU24A
2023-10-01$455.80$81.95RVU23D
2023-07-01$455.80$81.95RVU23C
2023-04-01$455.80$81.95RVU23B
2023-01-01$455.80$81.95RVU23A
2022-10-01$474.64$82.65RVU22D
2022-07-01$474.64$82.65RVU22C
2022-04-01$474.64$82.65RVU22B
2022-01-01$474.64$82.65RVU22A
2021-10-01$535.01$83.60RVU21D
2021-07-01$535.01$83.60RVU21C
2021-04-01$535.01$83.60RVU21B
2021-01-01$535.01$83.60RVU21A
2020-10-01$567.87$86.16RVU20D
2020-07-01$567.87$86.16RVU20C
2020-04-01$567.87$86.16RVU20B
2020-01-01$567.87$86.16RVU20A
2019-10-01$604.53$86.61RVU19D
2019-07-01$604.53$86.61RVU19C
2019-04-01$604.53$86.61RVU19B
2019-01-01$604.53$86.61RVU19A
2018-10-01$649.21$86.52RVU18D
2018-07-01$649.21$86.52RVU18C
2018-04-01$649.21$86.52RVU18B
2018-01-01$649.21$86.52RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$644.74$87.17RVU17D
2017-07-01$644.74$87.17RVU17C
2017-04-01$644.74$87.17RVU17B
2017-01-01$644.74$87.17RVU17A
2016-10-01$643.10$87.74RVU16D
2016-07-01$643.10$87.74RVU16C
2016-04-01$643.10$87.74RVU16B
2016-01-01$643.10$87.74RVU16A
2015-10-01$613.06$87.41RVU15D
2015-07-01$613.06$87.41RVU15C
2015-04-01$610.01$86.97RVU15B
2015-01-01$610.01$86.97RVU15A
2014-10-01$619.83$87.61RVU14D
2014-07-01$619.83$87.61RVU14C
2014-04-01$619.83$87.61RVU14B
2014-01-01$619.83$87.61RVU14A
2013-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13D
2013-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13C
2013-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13B
2013-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13AR

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Where the Los Angeles, CA rate applies

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19084 billing questions

When should 19084 be used instead of 19083?

Use 19083 for the first lesion biopsied with ultrasound guidance and 19084 for each additional distinct lesion biopsied with that guidance during the session.

Does each core from one lesion count as an additional lesion?

No. 19084 represents another distinct biopsy target, not additional tissue cores or passes from the same target.

What primary procedure is reported with 19084?

Report it with a primary breast biopsy procedure; 19083 is the corresponding primary code when the first lesion is biopsied under ultrasound guidance.

Are marker placement and specimen imaging included?

The service includes marker placement and specimen imaging when those steps are performed as part of the biopsy.

How does the global-period rule affect 19084?

It is an add-on code, not a stand-alone service, and its payment is within the global period of the associated primary procedure.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 19084PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,662 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Los Angeles, CAGPCI2026.csv, line 13 (RVU26D)

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