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Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage

Hawaii 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?

$1,202

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $3,388.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $32 to $4,074
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,884professional $1,175

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$1,202

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.