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Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 19000

A thin needle is inserted into a fluid-filled cyst in the breast to draw out (aspirate) the fluid, both to relieve discomfort from the cyst and to check the fluid if needed. It is a quick outpatient procedure usually done in a clinic, often with ultrasound used to guide the needle to the cyst.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage cost?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $1,585.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $107 to $3,236Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $42 to $229
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,778professional $95

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Hawaii than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$107

HI $1,202AL $89.13

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.