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Later in the article, the surgical cost is given: âHospitals charge $5,000 to $6,000 for a needle biopsy, and double that for an open?[surgical] biopsyâ¦â The doctorâs fees add roughly another $1,000 to the cost of a needle biopsy, and $2,000 to the cost of a surgical biopsy.
A biopsy is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory. needle biopsy is often used on tumors that your doctor can feel through your skin, such as suspicious breast lumps and enlarged lymph nodes. When combined with an imaging procedure, such as X-ray, needle biopsy can be used to collect cells from a suspicious area that can't be felt through the skin.